Moving toward an outcome-based approach for digital sovereignty Ambrose WongJeremy NgTaylor ReynoldsDavid SatolaAubra Anthony June 23, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/digital-development/moving-toward-an-outcome-based-approach-for-digital-sovereignty- Digital sovereignty has become one of the most prominent – and contested – concepts shaping how lower-and-middle income countries approach an increasingly AI-driven world. At the heart of this debate is a practical reality: the infrastructure and systems underpinning their digital economies are often built, owned, or operated by actors they don't fully control or regulate. As AI reshapes how countries deliver services, the question of navigating these links has never mattered more.