Canada and Germany Sign AI Joint Declaration, Launch Sovereign Technology Alliance at Munich Security Conference

Summary

On February 14, 2026, at the Munich Security Conference, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon and Germany's Minister for Digital Transformation Karsten Wildberger signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Artificial Intelligence and launched the Sovereign Technology Alliance. The alliance is designed as a platform for practical cooperation on advanced technologies, with a focus on strengthening sovereign AI capacity and reducing strategic technology depe