Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries

Analyses how BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) are reshaping digital governance and digital sovereignty.

With forty percent of the world's population, twenty-five percent of global GDP and large troves of personal data, BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) play an increasingly important role in global digital development and policymaking. This is the first book exploring digital sovereignty from a Global South perspective.In a world where digital development and policymaking are dominated by Silicon Valley tech giants, the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - play an increasingly important role. With forty percent of the world's population and twenty-five percent of global GDP, these nations possess vast troves of personal data. Yet, their conceptions, narratives, and initiatives of digital sovereignty remain understudied. This volume is the first to explore digital sovereignty from a Global South perspective and offers a forward-looking take on what a world less dependent on Silicon Valley might look like. It brings together excellent analyses of BRICS digital sovereignty issues, from historical imaginaries to up-to-date conceptualizations, e-payment to smart cities, legal analysis to geopolitical assessment. By offering neglected perspectives from the Global South, this book makes important contributions to the digital sovereignty debate. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.