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Digital Sovereignty Observatory

@digsovobs.bsky.social
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We examine how emerging technologies—from digital identity systems and digital public infrastructure (DPI) to blockchains and satellite networks—reshape social and political boundaries. www.digitalsovereigntyobservatory.o…

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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.wired.com/story/all-th...
wired.com
All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology
A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.
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Aaron Martin @sixfouronea.net · 26/05/2026
A pending decision on radio spectrum allocation at the European level could prevent Starlink and Kuiper from further expanding their services in Europe #digitalsoverignty www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
euronews.com
EU to favour European satellite services to head off Musk’s Starlink
The EU's decision to give European satellite operators priority could risk a backlash from the Trump administration. #EuropeNews
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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restofworld.org
Pushing back from Big Tech: Africa’s hard road to AI sovereignty
The continent's biggest tech economies want to own their AI future. The infrastructure they need still belongs to Big Tech.
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Aaron Martin @sixfouronea.net · 22/05/2026
On the challenges of infrastructural #digitalsovereignty: A Dutch court has ruled that the gov't may extend its contract with a key infrastructure provider for the Netherlands' national #digitalidentity system despite the planned acquisition by a U.S. firm. www.biometricupdate.com/202605/dutch...
biometricupdate.com
Dutch court backs DigiD contract renewal amid U.S. CLOUD Act fears | Biometric Update
Sovereignty debates are emerging across Europe as governments reassess dependence on foreign-owned cloud, identity and public-sector infrastructure providers.
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Aaron Martin @sixfouronea.net · 18/05/2026
At last, our 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 edited volume is now available online (OA). A key deliverable of @linnetelwin.bsky.social's Global Data Justice project, the book explores and extends philosopher Tamar Sharon's 'sphere transgressions' theory in an international perspective. 📖 doi.org/10.4324/9781...
Transgressive Tech: The privatization of the public interest (book cover)
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
oii.ox.ac.uk
OII | Why Europe Needs Two Kinds of Digital Sovereignty
Whether Europe shapes the next technological paradigm or simply inherits it depends on one overlooked distinction.
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"A small number of powerful states and corporations control the dominant communication infrastructure on much of the planet. Developing countries find themselves dependent on systems they did not build, governed by norms they did not set."
techpolicy.press
Past Debates Over Satellite Broadcasting Hold Lessons for Dialogues on AI and Digital Sovereignty
Past debates about tell us how we negotiate issues such as AI and digital sovereignty matters as much as what we negotiate, writes Emrys Schoemaker.
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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techpolicy.press
Anthropic is Becoming the Backbone of Rwanda’s Government. But Who is Accountable?
Rwanda's agreement with Anthropic to embed AI in government did not trigger any external review mechanism, Javaid Iqbal Sofi writes.
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
linkedin.com
The Power to Choose: Why Digital Public Infrastructure is About Sovereignty, Not Software
The real story of a country’s digital future isn’t in the flashy apps you can see. It’s in the foundations you can’t.
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Struggles for sovereign payments infrastructure: Europe is pushing to break its reliance on US-controlled payment giants like Visa & Mastercard, driving new pan-European systems (like Wero) and sparking debate about financial autonomy. europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/eur...
europeanbusinessmagazine.com
Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard
A 130-million-user payment system backed by 16 major banks just launched to challenge Visa/mastercard
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📢 At the bleeding edge of #DigitalSovereignty struggles: critics are warning that the rapid uptake of "World" in Latin America—nearly 40M app users and 17M eyeballs verified!—is built on weak legal frameworks and loopholes that sidestep data protection. www.biometricupdate.com/202602/world...
biometricupdate.com
World’s success in LatAm is based on dubious grounds, says digital rights activist | Biometric Update
The NGO says World's success is the result of a weak rule of law and sophisticated technological processes that allow its to avoid data protection rules.
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Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
cognitive sovereignty....
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A must-read from @azadehakbari.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/irans-case-s...
techpolicy.press
Iran’s Case Should Put an End to Illusions About Digital Sovereignty
Iran’s case shows why digital sovereignty won’t solve internet shutdowns or unchecked private dominance over digital infrastructure, writes Azadeh Akbari.
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Digital Sovereignty Observatory @digsovobs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Dutch coalition government statement on digital sovereignty: www.linkedin.com/posts/johnny...
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Bravo. The new Dutch coalition government's agreement is committing to digital sovereignty (Machine translation) Original in Dutch --> https://lnkd.in/dPS4QEx4 H/T @stollmeyer.bsky.social ...
Bravo. The new Dutch coalition government's agreement is committing to digital sovereignty (Machine translation) Original in Dutch --> https://lnkd.in/dPS4QEx4 H/T @stollmeyer.bsky.social | 14 co...
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