@ceciliarikap.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof in Econ & Head of Research at @ucl-iipp.bksy.social
☁️ South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s cloud
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/9UFbU8L
🎤 Becoming less dependent on Big Tech.
IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social spoke with @gerardoosterwijk.bsky.social about addressing EU digital infrastructure and the 'Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty' report on the @feps-europe.eu podcast.
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/A8wOFt5
Thanks for such a sharp summary of our talk! It was certainly a needed debate. More to come on the ideas that I shared on that panel.
Some are also here: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
🌎La estrategia de las 'big tech' para la región consiste en extraer datos, conocimiento y recursos naturales
🌎Si vas a leer algo hoy, que sea este análisis de @ceciliarikap.bsky.social sobre IA, nubes y soberanía en Brasil, Chile y Uruguay @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/es/brasil-ch...
I spoke at the closing panel of #CPDP Latam along w policymakers & #MercadoLibre
I explained why regional platforms do not contribute to #digital #sovereignty as they are complicit in Big Tech's predatory ecosystem & what can be done for advancing it
I speak from 1h17m youtube.com/live/Wi7vKmS...
⏮️ Catch up on our recent #IIPPInConversation event.
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social chaired a roundtable discussion on #DigitalSovereignty in Latin America, highlighting leading examples in Chile and Uruguay.
📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/NDZM4GS
On my way to Canada, reading @parismarx.com , couldn't ask for a better intro to the country
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I was interviewed by Die Zeit in Germany!
It seems that the journalist finds our proposal a bit unfeasible (German speakers please confirm). Yet, decoupling states from Big Tech & building a public-led digital value chain is the only way to develop tech that empowers people & respects the planet
Join us discussing what Chile and Uruguay are doing for expanding digital sovereignty, their challenges and why international cooperation among non-aligned countries is needed!
Online, tomorrow Tuesday at 1.30pm Uruguay/Brazil/Arg, 12.30 Chile and 5.30 UK.
Register here 👇
🪙 Heads I Win, Tails I Win
IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social examines how competition in the global #AI market favours the US companies who dominate the cloud services that AI models run on.
✍️ Read her latest article for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social here: buff.ly/edbyCZ0
✍️ From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty
Catch up on our recent IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel chaired by Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social & featuring @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Mike Braken
🔗 Watch the recording here: buff.ly/hVeBqD1
A talk with policymakers from #Chile and #Uruguay about how they are building #digital sovereignty, challenges and limitations
Join us online!!
Register below
🪙 Heads I Win, Tails I Win
IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social examines how competition in the global #AI market favours the US companies who dominate the cloud services that AI models run on.
✍️ Read her latest article for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social here: buff.ly/edbyCZ0
☁️ Competition in the Provision of Cloud Computing Services
IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social spoke at a recent @oecd-ocde.bsky.social roundtable on developments in cloud computing services, and how pressing issues can be addressed effectively.
🔗 Read the session notes: buff.ly/vMzru3v
Amazon, Microsoft & Google end up controlling the entire AI value chain, from infrastructure to application.
Innovation happens on their terms; they get to make profit while continually cementing their dominance.
As said by @ceciliarikap.bsky.social — “these giants hold the winning hand”.
The Berlin Summit 2025 interviews are online! 🎬
Watch the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis... With @adamtooze.bsky.social, @isabellamweber.bsky.social, @sdullien.bsky.social, @beyond-ideology.bsky.social, @joswinson.bsky.social, @iangoldin.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and many more!
How do we move from digital feudalism to digital sovereignty? Join me w Francesca Bria, Mike Bracken, David Eaves, Rainer Kattel & Cecilia Rikap to explore developing technological infrastructure that creates value, not just extracts it
20 Jun | 12:00 BST | Join ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
⏮️ Catch up on our recent #IIPPInConversation event.
IIPP Prof @ceciliarikap.bsky.social welcomed a diverse panel of experts to identify the strategic priorities for governments pushing for a digital independence agenda.
📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/wCEjFaA
🌎 Promoting Digital Sovereignty in Latin America
In a session with public servants from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay, IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social argued for regional cooperation between governments to prevent digital capitalism.
🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/fLWPP8L
Digital colonialism? Platforms like Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft don’t just control data. They exercise territorial, political and economic power, deepening inequalities between the Global North and South.
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💭What is the role of Corporate Planning in capitalism?
The latest article by IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social , together with @cedricdurand.bsky.social & Hannah Bensussan, explores the role of Corporate Planning in the current age of capitalism.
✍️Read it here: buff.ly/g5G3iRe
In which I talk about digital sovereignty with esteemed colleagues and also discuss how Trump represents an opportunity for a more progressive digital world (but not in the way you might think).
Thanks to @iipp-ucl.bsky.social and @ceciliarikap.bsky.social for organising!
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@ceciliarikap.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuV6...
20.05.2025 18:50 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
👑️How can we regain #DigitalSovereignty?
IIPP's @ceciliarikap.bsky.social, @cedricdurand.bsky.social , Edemilson Paraná, @paologerbaudo.bsky.social & @parismarx.com have contributed to a recent paper outlining key proposals for enhanced digital sovereignty.
✍️Read it here: buff.ly/gQ6z2q6
Join me and some incredible colleagues from @iipp-ucl.bsky.social and @oii.ox.ac.uk tomorrow to discuss digital sovereignty in the age of US technolicarchy.
Thanks to @ceciliarikap.bsky.social for organising!
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
🎤Digital Sovereignty for people and the planet.
IIPP Prof @ceciliarikap.bsky.social will welcome a diverse panel of experts to the upcoming #IIPPInConversation event, addressing key questions on achieving digital sovereignty.
🔗Learn more & register here: buff.ly/LMz5WXD
This is happening tomorrow, join us!!!
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🎤Becoming less dependent on Big Tech.
IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social spoke with @gerardoosterwijk.bsky.social about addressing EU digital infrastructure and her recent 'Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty' report on the @feps-europe.eu podcast.
🎧Listen here: buff.ly/uAWe9xm
🎤Digital Sovereignty for people and the planet.
IIPP Prof @ceciliarikap.bsky.social will welcome a diverse panel of experts to the upcoming #IIPPInConversation event, addressing key questions on achieving digital sovereignty.
🔗Learn more & register here: buff.ly/LMz5WXD
🎤Digital Sovereignty for people and the planet.
IIPP Prof @ceciliarikap.bsky.social will welcome a diverse panel of experts to the upcoming #IIPPInConversation event, addressing key questions on achieving digital sovereignty.
🔗Learn more & register here: buff.ly/LMz5WXD
