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First edition of the digital sovereignty barometer: 86% of French people judge France too dependent on foreign giants: digital sovereignty is emerging as a power issue.

On the occasion of the Rencontres de l’Hémicycle: “Digital geopolitics: rearming in the new balance of power”, the Economic Warfare School revealed the results of its 1st edition of barometer of digital sovereignty: “ The French face the geopolitical challenges of digital technology “, produced by the Verian Institute. Dependence on major technological powers, distrust of foreign platforms, demand for a national doctrine: the barometer shows that the French no longer perceive digital technology as a simple technical or economic subject, but as a major strategic issue.

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“We have allowed vital functions of our economies and democracies to rely on infrastructures and technologies that we do not sufficiently master. Digital is no longer a sector among others: it has become a space of confrontation, at the heart of sovereignty, security and power. Sébastien Crozier, president of the Digital Geopolitics Think Tank & CFE-CGC Orange.
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