“People of our
countries are waiting for the solution of specific issues of socio-economic
development, improving the quality of life”, Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
stressed.
“There is a special responsibility on us to ensure the legislative regulation of new knowledge”, said Viacheslav Volodin, addressing the participants of the plenary session of the IPU Assembly.
Introduction of digital technology makes us create legislation in this area, which, on the one hand, will be aimed at development of a new economy, and, on the other hand, it will address issues related to cybersecurity, the protection of citizens' rights, intellectual property, and the storage of big data, he said.
The Chairman of the State Duma emphasized: “The fact that data access and management is exercised outside our countries should be a matter of concern. And our citizens can be disconnected and will not be able to use electronic services, social networks from abroad, for example, in the case of illegal sanctions.”
“We should do everything to ensure that new technologies are accessible, that citizens are protected, and digital sovereignty of the state is guaranteed,” stressed the Chairman of the State Duma.
Traditionally, sovereignty included features that define the independence of a state, as Viacheslav Volodin said. “First of all, we are talking about the territory of the state, its borders, the supremacy of power, an independent legal system, the army, the national currency, and in general, financial and tax spheres”, he added.
As Viacheslav Volodin noted, earlier, when we talked about interference in the affairs of other states, it meant, first of all, aggressive actions involving the crossing of borders. But in modern world, there is no need to cross the border to cause damage to another state.
“Internet technologies make it possible to meddle in the work of state bodies, in election campaigns, in the operation of nuclear power plants, to create a traffic collapse, to bring down the financial system of countries and corporations”, said Viacheslav Volodin.
“As a consequence, we should not only recognize, but also ensure the digital sovereignty of any state in the field of Internet technologies, the protection of personal data, and the protection of the information space”, stated the Chairman of the State Duma.
Substantive work on the legislative support of the concept of digital sovereignty will be carried out by the parliaments, he concluded.
