{"slug": "national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty", "title": "National security and the stakes of ‘technology sovereignty’", "summary": "Liberal democracies such as Japan face a governance dilemma over technology sovereignty as strategically important dual-use technologies are increasingly developed by private companies and universities rather than governments, according to an analysis of the issue. The analysis argues that securing these technologies requires governing dispersed capabilities without stifling private-sector autonomy and innovation, a framework it says encompasses the growing talk of AI sovereignty, digital sovereignty and data sovereignty.", "body_md": "The technologies that increasingly determine national security are being developed not only by governments but by private companies and universities. This creates a dilemma for liberal democracies like Japan: How can governments secure strategically important technologies without undermining the autonomy and innovation of the private sector?\n\nInvestment in dual-use technologies — those with both civilian and military applications — is increasingly seen as an efficient way for states to acquire critical capabilities. But because these technologies are often developed outside government, securing them requires more than technological capacity. It requires a way to govern dispersed capabilities without stifling them.\n\nThis is the challenge of technology sovereignty. Countries increasingly speak of AI sovereignty, digital sovereignty and data sovereignty. Technology sovereignty provides a broader framework for understanding these efforts.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty", "canonical_source": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/22/japan/national-security-technology-sovereignty/", "published_at": "2026-09-22 08:21:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 08:25:23.615817+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Japan"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/national-security-and-the-stakes-of-technology-sovereignty.jsonld"}}