The Digital Sovereignty Trap: Avoiding the Return of Silos and a Divided World
In: SpringerBriefs in International Relations Series
Intro -- Foreword -- Computer Software and Services -- Technology Hardware -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 The Rise and Fall of the 20th Century Technology Silos -- 1.1 A Robust System of Telecommunications Monopolies -- 1.2 The Gradual Breaking up of Silos -- 1.3 Drivers of the Liberal Transformation -- 1.4 The Rise of Multistakeholderism -- 2 Breaking Through Post-colonial Dependencies -- 2.1 Western Hegemony in Telecommunications -- 2.2 China's Rise as Leader in Mobile Communications -- 3 Technology Silos of Today or the End of Global Innovation -- 3.1 The Rise of Digital Sovereignty in the West -- 3.2 China's Pursuit of Cyber Sovereignty -- 3.3 America's Whole-of-Government Approach -- 3.4 Between Outright Ban of 5G and Raising Security Standards in Europe -- 3.5 Hard Decoupling of 6G Innovation -- 4 The Transformation of Our Time -- 4.1 The Governance of Responsible AI -- 4.1.1 The Changing Nature of Cyberphysical Threats -- 4.1.2 The Risk of Structural Imbalances -- 4.2 Tarrying with the AI Governance Gap -- 4.3 Widespread AI Adaptation Remains Inevitable -- 4.4 The Prospects of Intelligent Decarbonization -- 4.5 The Reverse Effect of Technology or Technology Determinism -- 5 Race to the Bottom -- 5.1 The Systemic Differences Between the West and China -- 5.2 Groping for the Way Forward in a New Era -- 5.3 No End of History in Sight -- 5.4 The Limits of the United States -- 5.5 China Can Still Catch up but Remains on Collision Course with the United States -- 6 Recommendations for Policymakers -- References.