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Gartner says CIOs must play a pivotal role in assessing corporate risk and , if required , rearchitecting digital systems . They will need to manage or exploit four distinct facets of digital geopolitics :
1 . Protect digital sovereignty
Digital sovereignty will be a primary source of complex , dynamic and expanding compliance obligations for multinational enterprises .
Digital sovereignty will be a primary source of complex , dynamic and expanding compliance obligations for multinational enterprises .
Governments are primarily addressing it through their legislative and regulatory powers , such as privacy laws like the GDPR , and are increasingly turning to extraterritorial legislation . Companies that deal with the citizens of a jurisdiction are required to comply with its laws , regardless of where the company operates or where the citizens reside .
CIOs must be proactively engaged in ensuring that the IT organization ’ s operating model and practices reflect current laws and regulations in place . Their role is to be aware of the legal environment and articulate to other executives how the IT organization supports compliance across the enterprise .
2 . Build a local technology industry
The technology industry is of great interest to public policymakers around the world due to its size ,
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