DIGITAL GEOPOLITICS
DIGITAL GEOPOLITICS

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary geopolitical power is increasingly based on access to and the use of data and technology, but the source of this power is often contested. Since firms and governments are fundamental actors in geopolitical power dynamics. Geopolitics are changing, as they always do. Digitalisation is feeding into that, but the digital future is also going to be affected by it. Today, the world is at war — hot war, cold war, technological war, trade war, social war and internecine political war in a changed geopolitical environment. The lack of boundaries in cyberspace contributes to geopolitical disputes, as data and technology are weaponized across borders, and hacking of critical infrastructure becomes pervasive. AI, digital technologies, and digitalization have become the epicentre for geopolitical conflict. They are the future for the world and whoever becomes leader in that sphere will become the next ruler of the world. controls them.

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