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Background
Overview
Data and token sovereignty are critical for national security, economic independence, and protecting citizen data in the age of AI. It impacts policy decisions on digital infrastructure, data localization, and the development of indigenous AI capabilities.
Data sovereignty refers to the idea that data is subject to the laws and governance structures of the nation in which it is collected or processed. In the context of Artificial Intelligence, 'token sovereignty' extends this concept to the control over AI models, their training data, and the inference processes, ensuring that sensitive information and critical AI capabilities remain within national borders and under domestic regulatory oversight.