Data Sovereignty and Cloud Computing: African States and Foreign Data Infrastructure: A Feminist Political Economy Approach

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze the interplay between data sovereignty and cloud computing in the African context, focusing on policy and institutional implications.
• Conducted a review of existing literature and verified scholarship.
• Structured as a policy brief highlighting key problems and dynamics.
• Focused on the specific case of Burkina Faso within the broader African context.
• Identified key institutional and theoretical dynamics affecting data sovereignty in Africa.
• Outlined the implications of foreign data infrastructure for African governance.
• Provided practical conclusions linked to policy considerations in the region.

Abstract