Digital sovereignty should sit at the core of the UK’s AI strategy

Digital sovereignty should sit at the core of the UK’s AI strategy

With the Prime Minister’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, the UK government pledged to turbocharge the economy by infusing AI throughout the public sector. From hospitals leveraging AI for faster diagnoses to public sector teams freed from administrative drudgery, the goal is to use AI as the engine of British progress. But as the government throws its weight behind this technological revolution, several crucial questions arise: who owns and contr…

Why is digital sovereignty important right now?

Sovereignty has mattered since the invention of the nation state—defined by borders, laws, and taxes that apply within and without. While many have tried to define it, the core idea remains: nations or jurisdictions seek to stay in control, usually to the benefit of those within their borders. Digital sovereignty is a relatively new concept, also difficult to define but straightforward to understand. Data and applications don’t understand border…