Report by the World Economic Forum: ‘Data sovereignty has become one of the defining governance questions of the digital age, yet the concept remains contested. Governments, individuals, indigenous groups, technology companies and regional blocs all define it differently, and localization alone cannot deliver it. Sovereignty in practice means aligning legal authority with technical control, across storage, compute, models and identity, while still enabling trusted, equitable collaboration across borders.
This briefing paper explores how governments, businesses and civil society can build and verify credible data sovereignty, balancing legitimate control with the trusted interdependence most actors need to thrive…(More)”.
