DOHA, Nov 8— Malaysia has called for greater respect for national sovereignty in shaping telecommunications policies, warning against a form of “technology colonialism” in which technologically advanced nations dictate how other countries develop and deploy their digital infrastructure.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said every nation must retain the freedom to determine its own technological direction, particularly as geopolitical rivalries and competing technology ecosystems increasingly influence global telecommunications development.
“There should not be a case of a kind of technology colonialism where if you are the first, then you dictate to others what you should or shouldn’t do, what you can or cannot do.
