In Lille, Forum InCyber Europe 2026 raised a clear question: how can artificial intelligence be deployed without exposing critical data to external infrastructure?
Forum InCyber Europe is one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to cybersecurity and digital trust. Every year, it brings together thousands of stakeholders around the challenges of sovereignty, data protection and system security.
Attending the 2026 edition, PIMAN Group presented two solutions designed for critical environments: PI Chat, its sovereign AI chatbot, and Private Discuss, its sovereign and secure communication platform.
A shift in organisations’ priorities
Today, organisations face an unequivocal reality: AI has become essential to staying competitive, but critical data can no longer be exposed to uncontrolled models.
Who hosts the data? Who can access it? Where does it really travel?
These questions now shape the decisions of companies operating in critical sectors.
At Forum InCyber 2026, several topics drew particular attention:
- Secure and sovereign communication, at the heart of sensitive exchanges
- AI applied to internal data, balancing digital sovereignty, GDPR compliance and system security
- Compliance challenges linked to European regulations (NIS2, DORA, AI Act)
- Reducing technological dependence on non-European platforms
The issue is no longer purely technological. It is becoming strategic. Organisations want to accelerate their use of AI while keeping full control over their flows, their access and their infrastructure.
Private Discuss and PI Chat: sovereign solutions designed for critical environments
Private Discuss
Private Discuss is the secure communication platform developed by PIMAN Group for organisations handling sensitive data. Deployable on-premise, in an isolated environment or on a sovereign private cloud, it enables encrypted exchanges with no dependence on third-party infrastructure.
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PI Chat
PI Chat is PIMAN’s private and sovereign AI platform. Deployed locally or on a sovereign cloud, it lets organisations query their internal data through a secure language model, with no transfer outside their perimeter and no exposure to external servers.
An approach designed for critical environments
Both solutions are built on the same principle: making AI and collaboration usable in critical environments, with no compromise on security or data sovereignty.
- On-premise or sovereign private cloud deployment
- Full control over access and data
- Data processed in a controlled environment
- No leaks or transfers outside the perimeter
- Integration with existing systems: ERP, CRM, SharePoint, business tools
- Compatible with GDPR requirements and NIS2 constraints
- Air-gapped deployment available
In practice, an organisation can query its own documents, collaborate on sensitive data, automate certain tasks and streamline internal communication without any information leaving its security perimeter.
Taking back control: a strategic challenge
What Forum InCyber 2026 confirms is clear: the challenges of artificial intelligence now go well beyond innovation alone.
Deploying sovereign AI, securing internal communications, limiting technological dependence and ensuring regulatory compliance are becoming essential conditions for making lasting use of data in critical environments.
At PIMAN Group, this approach guides the development of PI Chat and Private Discuss: sovereign solutions designed to meet the real-world constraints of industrial environments, critical infrastructure and organisations subject to strict security requirements.
FAQ — Sovereign AI and cybersecurity
What is PI Chat?
PI Chat is a private and sovereign AI chatbot developed by PIMAN Group. It lets organisations make use of their internal data without exposing it to external infrastructure.
What is the difference between a sovereign cloud and an on-premise deployment?
An on-premise deployment relies on infrastructure hosted directly at the organisation’s premises. A sovereign cloud, for its part, guarantees controlled hosting that complies with European requirements.
Why is digital sovereignty becoming a strategic issue?
With the rise of AI and regulations such as NIS2 and the AI Act, organisations are seeking to keep control of their data, their flows and their critical infrastructure.
“At a time when organisations increasingly depend on external infrastructure and non-European technologies, taking back control of communications and data is no longer optional: it is a strategic imperative.”