Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Economic power once depended on control over energy, industry and labour. But in the modern economy, computing infrastructure is a critical strategic asset. As AI scales, how does access to chips, data centres and specialised hardware for AI infrastructure change competition both between countries and between companies? Can technological sovereignty be achieved through policy alone, or should it be built by business, through long-term investment in infrastructure and capability?
Economic power once depended on control over energy, industry and labour. But in the modern economy, computing infrastructure is a critical strategic asset. As AI scales, how does access to chips, data centres and specialised hardware for AI infrastructure change competition both between countries and between companies? Can technological sovereignty be achieved through policy alone, or should it be built by business, through long-term investment in infrastructure and capability?
