Today’s data center focused and organized Internet services are just like dinosaurs – they were very successful at their time, but eventually vanished in a continuously changing world. If services shall be successful in the future, they have to take data sovereignty of their users/consumers into account. Being decentrally organized, local operation (in personalized devices such as smart-phones, smart home servers, PC and others we currently do not even dream of), anonymity, and resilience are their immanent characteristics. “Do Not Put All Your Eggs into One Basket”… …an ancient proverb, which is fully applicable to Digital Sovereignty. If we want […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
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In the course of the ongoing digital transformation data owners will become part of the value chain – our data are valuable – we have to charge for their use! Data are Entering Blue and White Collar Work Digital transformation processes, as we know them from the first Internet hype in the year 2000, are entering more and more areas of our society. You find them in the ongoing industrial automation (Industry 4.0), automated driving of cars (autonomous vehicles) and the overall influence of information technology (IT) on mobility (integrated traffic management), or the automation of energy production and its […]
Digital Sovereignty is in the list of topics of Germany’s Digital Strategy 2025 … however, more implementation details are required. Update 2016-06-08: Digital Sovereignty comes in focus on de.digital (in German), see also “Digital Sovereignty – Participate! Contribute!“
The next wave of app(lications) and Internet services will be successful because of data protection! In Search of the Killer App The fight for customers and market share in the digital economy is tough. The first mover advantage seems to be most important due to the relatively simple internationalization of Internet services. Well known examples are Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Very often, the market leader offers maximum functionality which is easy to use. Other qualities of the offerings such as security, data protection, Digital Sovereignty are treated only as second in line. In the best case they are perceived as […]
Big data and Internet technologies are expected to play an important role for the implementation of a human and affordable health system. However, humans have to be in focus when designing the technology and its use. A decentralized approach and digital sovereignty of users are decisive qualities of the planned technology investments. We are all responsible for requesting and promoting these design criteria for the use of Internet technologies in our health system.
