Technological Sovereignty is a collective book that starts with a simple but powerful question: who controls the technologies we use every day, and for what purposes? Coordinated by Alex Haché and written by diverse voices from free software, decentralized networks, digital security, and tech culture, it offers a critical reflection on the social, political, economic, and ecological constraints of current technologies.
Throughout various essays, the book challenges the idea that technology and innovation are neutral or inevitable. The authors show that many tools and platforms we take for granted —search engines, centralized social networks, cloud infrastructures, and proprietary systems— do not serve the interests of the majority, but rather the interests of large companies, states, or actors with economic and political power.
A central theme of the work is that technology can be redesigned or rebuilt from below. This includes practical proposals and experiences with free software, open hardware, autonomous servers, cryptocurrencies, decentralized networks, tech-making spaces, and collaborative security practices. Technologies do not have to be imposing or dependent; they can become tools for autonomy, cooperation, and social justice.
Technological sovereignty also involves questioning how we use the internet and digital systems: from how data is stored, through network architecture, to the control of algorithms and the policies that govern them. It is not only about reducing dependence on large corporations but about fostering technologies that serve collective life, transparency, and democratic participation.
In essence, Technological Sovereignty is a call to take control: technologies are neither inevitable nor immutable; they can be appropriated, adapted, and reinvented to serve collective and ecological needs, instead of reinforcing the concentration of power.