Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty
On Tech Won’t Save Us, Cecilia Rikap warns against overdependence on US tech companies.
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Why Countries Must Fight For Digital Sovereignty | Tech Won’t Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Cecilia Rikap to discuss how countries’ dependence on US tech companies is harming them and why they need to get serious about digital sovereignty.
Cecilia Rikap is Associate Professor in Economics at University College London and Head of Research at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.
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Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)Paris Marx is joined by Cecilia Rikap to discuss how countries’ dependence on US tech companies is harming them and why they need to get serious about digital sovereignty.
Cecilia Rikap is an associate professor in economics at University College London and head of research at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.
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Data Center Opposition Is Uniting Communities w/ Saul Levin / Tech Won’t Save Us
As tech companies race to build hyperscale data centers, communities are coming together to push back. Saul Levin joins Paris Marx to discuss how rising opposition to data center construction is uniting people across party lines and prompting broader conversations around what infrastructure people want instead.
Saul Levin is a community organizer and host of The Hum.
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