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Digital sovereignty

The idea that a country, city or community should control its own digital infrastructure, data and rules, rather than depend on a few foreign tech companies. Central to European tech policy debates.

Origin · no single documented coiner

Grew out of 2010s European policy debates, especially after the 2013 Snowden revelations; no single coiner.

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