... digital ecosystem. The objective of technological sovereignty is to enhance the competitiveness of the production process, to elevate the standard of living for citizens, and to reduce dependency on foreign powers to the extent it diminishes political sovereignty.
Russia’s strength is its maturing national digital ecosystem, although its weakness is the apparent absence of a clear technological and economic strategy as it moves forward. Because of this, Russia is unlikely to take a leading innovating role in ...
... recognition of how important sovereignty in the ICT environment is at the international level, and in recent years it has been more focused on the control of content transmitted across borders in the network.
Russia’s approach to ensuring digital sovereignty
Russia is one of the
centers of power
in the global information space. In terms of the number of Internet users, as well as the development of IT businesses and the platform economy, the country
is among the leaders
in the European region, which was ...
... Director of the National Centre for the Development of Artificial Intelligence under the Government of the Russian Federation, spoke about the federal Artificial Intelligence project, designed for the period from 2021 to 2024. Defining technological sovereignty in the case of Russia as the creation within the country of technologies that are critical for it, he emphasised that artificial intelligence is a cross-cutting technology that ensures all technological development. “Today, we can already say that a strong ecosystem ...
... Little Red Riding Hood, nor the battered and hardworking Cinderella. The Russian President remains one of the world’s most experienced state leaders. For more than two decades, he has consistently stressed the paramount importance of efforts to bolster Russia’s national sovereignty and independence. If national sovereignty were a religion, the Kremlin could rightfully claim to be the cathedral of that religion. It is hard to imagine a situation where Vladimir Putin, or even one of his likely successors, would willingly ...
... them very attractive for use. Countries like the U.S., UK, Russia, China, smaller regional powers such as
Israel
or Iran, rogue states like
North Korea
and even terror organizations and human rights organizations are all shifting towards cyberspace.
Russian Cyber Sovereignty: A Barrier Against Foreign Influence
Russian authorities
perceive
cyberspace as a major threat to Russian national security,
stability
as the flow of information in cyberspace could undermine the regime. Social networks, online video platforms,...
... rights is proof of that. At the same time, the mechanisms for protecting Russian citizens’ interests should also take into account a wider context, including risks to the investment climate.
Conclusion 4.
The sanctions raise the question of the real sovereignty of modern states, including Russia. Deripaska’s lawsuit is a vivid illustration of the problem. Russian citizens and companies suffer financial losses due to sanctions imposed by a foreign authority. Moreover, the sanctions are introduced for reasons that run counter to the principle ...
... Florence under the auspices of Robert Schumann Center for Advanced Studies and with the participation of the Academy of Global Management and Torino World Affairs Institute, University of Torino held an annual international Executive “The Resilience of Russia’s Global Outreach: Challenges and Opportunities" for representatives of think tanks, experts, and journalists.
On October 11–13, 2018, European University Institute in Florence under the auspices of Robert Schumann Center for Advanced ...
... recently approved Montenegro’s bid to join NATO, and no effort is being made to engage in a dialogue on arms control. From Russia’s side, the concept of sovereign obligation is unlikely to gather support unless Moscow sees the US’ willingness to engage on equal terms. Russia places a high value on sovereignty and on being considered an equal partner by the United States. As Foreign Minister Lavrov recently stated, Moscow disliked the Obama administration’s tendency to “rely on a superiority complex” and to “impose ideas on others”. Moreover,...
... excluded.
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The Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Federation Anton Vasilyev laid out a line of thought that caught on for the entire conference and essentially became its ... ... flows of economic growth. Still, even with an increasing number of participants as the Ambassador-at-Large Vasilyev outlines: sovereignty, security of various types (incl. environmental) and care for indigenous people remain vital. In the foreseeable future ...
