Digital Sovereignty: An Abstract Concept Co-opted by the State
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The article argues that "Digital Sovereignty" suffers from the same fundamental problem as "Cybersecurity": it is an abstract concept that has been co-opted by the state, which mistakenly treats it as a political and administrative goal it can impose from above, rather than recognizing it as an emergent property that arises from a properly educated, equipped, and empowered citizenry. The author draws a parallel between being equipped with armies to wage conflict versus having a healthy population capable of withstanding conflict.
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· 3 pulledDigital Sovereignty has exactly the same problem that Cybersecurity has / always has had: it is an abstract concept which has been co-opted by the state
the state having mistaken it for a political and administrative goal that it is in their gift to create and bless, rather than an emergent property of a properly fostered, educated and equipped citizenry
it's the difference between 'being equipped with armies to wage conflict' versus 'having a healthy population capable of withstanding conflict'
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