Data sovereignty means data that is gathered, transmitted, and stored in edge, networks, and backend components is subject to the laws of the country in which it is located. Many countries have established specific compliance standards and certification processes, especially relevant for government agencies and for the backend components present in their IIoT architecture. These standards also make their way into the private sector in these countries. Many of these requirements are based on the international standards we just described.
There is no single United Nations resolution, European Union mandate, or international trade agreement to dictate one blanket set of data sovereignty requirements for all stakeholders and nations to follow (The EU's General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, focuses on protecting personal data)....
