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Digital Sovereignty

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Building digital sovereignty

Digital sovereignty is the agency and capacity of any organisation to make intelligent, informed choices to shape its digital future by design. To achieve that, governments must examine how they architect and manage their critical layers.

Sovereignty isn’t just about building local data centres, in-shoring supply chains, or adding layers of regulation. It’s about having the agency and capability to make strategic choices.

In this special edition episode of This Week in Global Development,  Devex's Alan Robbins spoke to PD's Lauren Kahn and Mike Bracken CBE. Recorded at Devex Impact House during the UN General Assembly, in September 2026,  they unpack the urgent need for emerging economies to transition from passive "tech-takers" to active "tech-makers" by reclaiming digital sovereignty.