Digital sovereignty isn’t about choosing between innovation and control; it’s about having the capacity to act and decide independently. In this DLD26 session, investor Dorit Dor (Qbeat Ventures) and Wieland Holfelder (Google) explore how nations and companies can navigate the complex landscapes of quantum computing and artificial intelligence without losing their competitive edge.
“I always say security and sovereignty are really two sides of the same coin”, Holfelder notes, “because you cannot be sovereign if you’re not secure, and you cannot be secure if you’re not sovereign.”
Quantum computers will be key to sovereignty, Dor argues, because they have the power to “solve unsolvable problems” but can also break modern encryption. That’s a key reason why quantum computers are part of a “nation state race”, she says, “and not just a commercial race.”
Dor stresses that no ecosystem can own everything. “You should own a big enough piece that will allow you to negotiate the other pieces”, she advises.
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