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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Taking Data Centers to Court w/ Martha Dark / Tech Won’t Save Us
Data centers are being approved without proper oversight into their broader impacts, but there are organizations pushing back. Martha Dark joins Paris Marx to discuss her work at Foxglove and how legal challenges against data centers are imposing stronger rules and reframing false narratives from policymakers and Big Tech.
Martha Dark is co-executive director of Foxglove.
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