Following remarks by a foreign-affiliated IT vendor that IT sovereignty should be regained, it was pointed out that Japanese companies and government agencies are outsourcing their system development, maintenance and operations wholesale. The relationship between sovereign AI and IT sovereignty was also discussed.
It was pointed out that Japanese companies and government agencies are outsourcing their system development, maintenance and operations wholesale not only to systems integrators but also to foreign-affiliated IT vendors, and remarks by a foreign-affiliated vendor calling for the restoration of IT sovereignty were highlighted.
Although IT sovereignty and sovereign AI concern different layers of the discussion, they are said to be closely related, and their relationship was also discussed.
The article directs readers to the members-only continuation, but conveys the argument that Japan’s IT framework should be reviewed through the criticism raised by an external vendor.