Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 40
40
Sovereignty means different things to different people, including within government.
Conclusion
Sovereignty means different things to different people, including within government. Ultimately it comes down to choice, and having the ability to make choices rather than being dependent on individual providers is particularly important when it comes to technology. Leverage as the Secretary of State described it should be pursued, but can be constrained by the actions of unreliable and unpredictable players in an increasingly fragmented international system. (Conclusion, Paragraph 116)