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The character of warfare is undergoing a profound transformation. Modern battlefields are no longer defined solely by tanks, fighter jets, or missile systems; they are increasingly shaped by algorithms, computational speed, and microelectronic superiority. At the heart of this transformation lies semiconductor technology, which now serves as the foundational infrastructure for emerging military innovations, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

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Reading White House President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America (March 2026)

White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America, framing cyberspace as a strategic domain to project power and counter growing cyber threats

Security Affairs

Hi @bert_hubert it is fun that "we" might have some leverage here, but this isn't really #TechnologicalSovereignty.

The key problem with politicians talking about sovereignty is that they think we can be sovereign if we'd have European Googles and the likes.

But until we build truely #DigitalCommons, as you know well, with open standards interoperability, decentralised and distributed architectures and community-driven open source, we can overcome bigtech and maybe even preserve our democratic foundations.

Just to not forget the economic extraction that we're suffering from BigTech. Only the cloud services business in Europe extracts some 264B €, as calculated in the Asterès Report.

That generates an estimated 2 million jobs in the US instead of generating them in our local communities.

That's one of the costs of NOT having #DigitalAutonomy and #TechnologicalSovereignty

Here in English: https://www.cigref.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TECHNOLOGICAL-DEPENDENCE-ON-AMERICAN-SOFTWARE-AND-CLOUD-SERVICES-AN-ASSESSMENT-OF-THE-ECONOMIC-CONSEQUENCES.pdf

cc @DigitalCoup #BigTech #extraction

New article (with Serhii Nazarovets):

Raw material supplier or strategic actor? Ukraine’s future in the rare earth sector
Post-Communist Economies

Can Ukraine move from exporting ore to technological sovereignty?

🔗 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/14631377.2026.2634631?needAccess=true

#RareEarths #CriticalMaterials #Ukraine #Geopolitics #TechnologicalSovereignty

The coming week we'll also have the MobileSocialCongress to discuss and share critical visions about technology, with a focus on #DecolonizingTechnology cooperativism and #technologicalsovereignty

Very good that both SobTec.cat and #MSC are well coordinated, sharing communication between them.

https://mobilesocialcongress.cat/
#SobTec

Today is #SobTec, the annual gathering in #BCN about #technologicalsovereignty since 2016.

As always, gender balance is a challenge, but at least 6 of 11 sessions count with a female presenter.

And as always, collected note taking is done through collaborative pads by @femprocomuns and the Teixidora.net semantic wiki

https://SobTec.cat

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Because our company, Media Scope Group, has always believed deeply in the importance of digital sovereignty, we have worked for years to ensure that our activities not only comply with local regulations, but also have a positive impact on the digital sovereignty of the countries and regions in which we operate.

Therefore, our clients, employees, and partners in Europe can rest assured that all our activities are carried out based on European solutions and that data is localized in Europe (EU + Iceland + Switzerland). European data stays in Europe.

The same practice applies in other countries where our company operates. Media Scope Group complies with local regulations and takes initiatives by working with local providers, using local solutions, and localizing data that is stored within the borders of the countries where we operate.

We will continue to follow this practice and are eager to assist countries, societies, and organizations in their pursuit of digital sovereignty.

#DigitalSovereignty #TechnologicalSovereignty #TechSovereignty #Europe #EU #Iceland #Switzerland #data #privacy #business #technology

How Iran Neutralised Starlink, Foiled US Playbook

The Global South must draw lessons: that technological sovereignty is not optional. It is mandatory for preserving a nation’s sovereignty.

by Bappa Sinha
Newsclick
January 26, 2026

https://www.newsclick.in/how-iran-neutralised-starlink-foiled-us-playbook


#Asia #Iran #Russia #China #Israel #US #USA #America #internet #starlink #ElonMusk #musk #GPS #technology #sovereignty #TechnologicalSovereignty #DigitalSovereignty #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism
How Iran Neutralised Starlink, Foiled US Playbook | NewsClick

The Global South must draw lessons: that technological sovereignty is not optional. It is mandatory for preserving a nation’s sovereignty.

NewsClick