LightOn and BearingPoint sign a partnership to accelerate public sector transformation through sovereign generative AI.

Press Release
Paris, April 29, 2025

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LightOn and BearingPoint sign a partnership to accelerate public sector transformation through sovereign generative AI.

LightOn, a leading European player in generative AI, and BearingPoint, an independent, European leader in management and technology consulting, announce a strategic partnership to support public organizations in adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), while addressing their specific sovereignty requirements (security, infrastructure and data control, technology ownership).

Together, LightOn and BearingPoint will offer public sector organisations a comprehensive package, ranging from strategic planning and implementation of practical use cases, to change management support. This partnership will enable public institutions to fully leverage the potential of generative AI in an efficient manner, adapted to their unique constraints and operational realities.

The partnership builds on LightOn’s technological expertise—its Paradigm platform is both designed and deployed in France—and BearingPoint’s proven experience in digital transformation across the public sector. The proposed solutions can be hosted on sovereign infrastructures to ensure the highest level of protection and control over sensitive data for government agencies.

The initiative aims to meet a range of needs, such as optimizing internal processes, improving user relations, and automating low-value-added tasks. Several projects are already under consideration with French public institutions, spanning domains like administrative documentation, agent support, and regulatory data analysis.

"If it respects the specific digital sovereignty requirements of government agencies, the adoption of generative AI is a major lever for modernizing public action. It allows to rethink working methods, strengthens service efficiency, and better equips staff in their daily missions. We are convinced that LightOn’s solutions can address these challenges and facilitate the adoption of generative AI in a secure and sovereign environment." — Séverin de Crémiers, Partner at BearingPoint

"With LightOn, BearingPoint teams will benefit from a sovereign information retrieval solution, ensuring the confidentiality and security of strategic data. Our partnership aims to offer public services a secure, sovereign solution to support the French State in its digital transformation." — Laurent Daudet, Deputy Managing Director & co-founder at LightOn

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Paradigm: Accelerating Data-Driven Decision-Making

Paradigm, LightOn’s generative AI platform, combines the power of artificial intelligence with the precision of multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This advanced technology enables users to query complex and vast databases, generating precise and contextually relevant answers. Beyond single document analysis, LightOn’s multimodal RAG performs complex cross-referencing across all types of files—textual and visual—providing rapid access to strategic insights. One of the platform’s key strengths is its ability to be deployed within enterprise infrastructures (cloud, on premise, Air Gapped), thereby ensuring total control over data confidentiality.

By enabling seamless and effective interaction with unstructured data of all formats, Paradigm transforms knowledge management and opens up new development opportunities in complex sectors such as finance.

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About BearingPoint

BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consulting firm with European roots and a global reach. The firm covers strategic consulting with a focus on key industries, particularly the public sector. Our Public Sector team is composed of consultants 100% dedicated to addressing the needs of public clients, from strategy through to the operational implementation of reforms and their impacts on IT systems, HR, and finance.

BearingPoint is certified B Corporation, thus meeting high standards for social and environmental impact.

For more information: www.bearingpoint.com 

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About LightOn

Founded in 2016 in Paris and the first European generative AI company listed on Euronext Growth, LightOn is a pioneering player in the field of sovereign GenAI. Its Paradigm platform enables organizations to deploy large-scale AI while ensuring the confidentiality of their data. LightOn's technology ensures essential strategic independence by offering tailored solutions. This technological mastery is accompanied by the ability to process large volumes of data for industrial uses, with applications in various sectors such as finance, industry, health, defense, and public services.

LightOn is listed on Euronext Growth® Paris (ISIN: FR0013230950, ticker: ALTAI-FR). The company qualifies for PEA and PEA PME investment plans and is recognized as an "Innovative Company" by Bpifrance. To learn more : https://www.lighton.ai  

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