Digital Sovereignty: Who Died And Made Twitter Emperor Of The World?
The cocky challenges to India by digital monopolies need to be addressed quickly
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Dr Jaijit Bhattacharya
2021-02-09T14:22:27+05:30
Digital Sovereignty: Who Died And Made Twitter Emperor Of The World?
outlookindia.com
2021-02-09T18:53:46+05:30
India’s digital sovereignty has been challenged once again within a span of just three months. The challenge is not from another sovereign nation, but another corporation, albeit with a budget larger than many nations.
What is Technological Sovereignty? As I had coined the term and defined it over 15 years ago, it is the loss of ultimate authority of the elected government on aspects of our society and economy that are controlled by technology and by digital. Essentially, it means the government is left with very little manoeuvrability when threatened by digital giants that challenge our way of life and safety and security of our people. This is because we as a nation have become bereft of technological sovereignty. It would have been a cocky “I told you so” moment, except that it severely impacts the sovereignty of our nation, and hence impacts each one of us deeply.