digital sovereignty
Policy & Regulation
Open Source as National Policy: Should Algeria Mandate Government Software Transparency?
The Cost of Proprietary Dependency Algeria's government runs on software it does not control. Across ministries, wilayas, and public enterprises, the technology stack is overwhelmingly proprietary: Microsoft Windows and Office dominate desktops, Oracle databases underpin
Policy & Regulation
Net Neutrality and the Splinternet: Is the Open Internet Fragmenting Beyond Repair?
The Internet Was Never Supposed to Have Borders The foundational design of the internet — packet switching, open protocols, end-to-end connectivity — assumed a single, interoperable global network. For approximately two decades, that assumption held.
Policy & Regulation
Digital Trade Agreements: The Invisible Rules Shaping How Data and Services Cross Borders
The Quiet Architecture of the Digital Economy The rules governing how data crosses borders are not being written by technologists or privacy advocates. They are being written by trade negotiators, embedded in agreements that most people never read, and they will determine
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Sovereign Cloud Revolution: Why Nations Are Taking Back Their Data
Introduction For the first decade of the cloud era, data flowed freely across borders to wherever the most efficient processing infrastructure existed. AWS us-east-1 (Northern Virginia) became the world's de facto data center.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity: How Algeria Is Building an Independent Cyber
Digital sovereignty — the principle that a nation should control its own digital infrastructure, data, and technology destiny — has become one of the defining policy preoccupations of our era. The European Union is building GAIA-X to reduce dependence on American cloud providers.
Infrastructure & Cloud
AI Infrastructure: Algeria Breaks Ground on Its First Data Center in Oran
Algeria has laid the foundation stone for its first dedicated artificial intelligence data center in Oran, marking a milestone in the country's push for digital sovereignty. The facility, located in the Akid Lotfi district, will house latest-generation GPU clusters for AI
