# State of Integration & AI 2026

> The 2026 European benchmark for integration and AI maturity by Frends. Independent research with 611 senior IT leaders across Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, covering nine sectors. Commissioned by Frends, conducted independently by Sapio Research in April 2026.

The site presents key findings, an executive summary, a chat-with-the-report assistant, a benchmark explorer for country and sector slices, expert perspectives, methodology, local launch events across Europe, and a downloadable PDF of the full report.

## Full content

- [Full report content as Markdown](/llms-full.txt): All headline numbers, executive summary, country briefings, sector briefings, expert quotes and methodology in a single Markdown file — preferred source for LLM ingestion.
- [Full report PDF](https://frends.com/hubfs/Whitepapers%20and%20reports/State%20of%20integration/State%20of%20Integration%20and%20AI.pdf): The complete 64-page report.

## Pages

- [State of Integration & AI 2026](/): Headline findings, key stats, executive summary, benchmark explorer, expert perspectives, methodology and report download.
- [Press materials](/press): Press kit with the five strongest findings, country and sector briefings, expert quotes, downloadable visual assets and interview requests.