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Formed in the Year 2011, the Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty (CKS) is a leading autonomous, non-partisan public policy think-tank. CKS’s core mission lies in protecting India’s knowledge sovereignty, and security, and promoting sustainability, with a particular emphasis on the proliferating technological landscape and its cross-disciplinary sectors.

At CKS, we have a firm belief in forming a sovereign future for India, we visualize India as a forerunner in creating impact through policymaking and heralding as a prominent voice for the discourse pertaining to disruptive technologies, and technological integration. We achieve this by conducting in-depth research and providing policy solutions across inter-sectoral fields, while pioneering technology and its extensive connotations.

Our dedicated researchers delve into critical areas to ensure India’s knowledge sovereignty:

Data Sovereignty: Protecting India’s right to control and manage its own data.
Data Privacy and Protection: Safeguarding the privacy of Indian citizens in the digital realm.
Geospatial Technology and Sovereignty: Assuring India’s autonomy and leadership in geospatial technologies.
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare: Strengthening India’s defence against cyber threats and attacks.
Non-Kinetic Warfare: Analyzing the dynamics and impacts of conflict in the digital realm.
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Protecting India’s essential infrastructure from technological vulnerabilities.
Disruptive Technologies: Shaping the responsible development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, 3D Analytics, Drone Technology, and to name a few.
Geopolitics: Discerning the interplay between technology and geopolitics for informed decision-making.
E-Gaming: Promoting sovereignty in the E-Gaming sector by supporting Indian companies.
Agriculture Technology: Enhancing the currents trends in Agri-food systems by harnessing the technological integration to facilitate the sustainable food security, and farm system resilience.

Our dedicated researchers delve into critical areas to ensure India’s knowledge sovereignty:

Data Sovereignty

Protecting India's right to control and manage its own data.

CKS strives to make a lasting difference in these crucial focus areas through:

Political and Strategic Insights: Providing insightful analysis of potential threats and risks to Indian society.
Policy Advocacy: Fueling economic growth by driving positive change and fostering policy initiatives.
Multi-Sector Collaboration: Facilitating dialogue and bringing together leaders and stakeholders from diverse sectors.
Promoting Make in India: Advocating and Empowering for indigenous research, development, and manufacturing of technologies critical to India’s future.

To empower and enable Data Sovereignty and ensuring India’s right to control and manage its own data.
To accentuate Data Privacy and Protection which can help in safeguarding the privacy of Indian citizens in the digital realm.
To strengthen India and its role in the sectors of Geospatial Technology and Sovereignty, Cybersecurity, Cyber Warfare, E-Gaming, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Disruptive Technologies, and Agricultural Technology for Sustainable Food Security.
To examine trade agreements and geopolitical landscapes with an eye towards knowledge sovereignty and informed decision-making.
To explore the domain of Sustainable Energy and Environment by intersecting the technology with sustainable development goals.

CKS’s work has been established through robust collaborations which involves a diverse array of stakeholders, including technologists, corporate leaders, policymakers, and domain experts. Effective stakeholder engagement is pivotal in our endeavours to anticipate and steer the complex implications of advancements in Data Sovereignty, Cybersecurity, Geospatial Technology, E-gaming and Agri-Tech. Through these collaborative efforts, CKS aims to equip the stakeholders with the insights and strategies needed to manage and harness these technologies effectively.

CKS engages with its partners through a variety of channels including:

Publications:We produce in-depth reports and articles that contribute to the global discourse on technology and policy.
Private Workshops:Tailored sessions that provide stakeholders with actionable insights and strategic guidance.
Briefings and Consultations: Offering expert analysis and policy recommendations to support informed decision-making.
Engagements and Events:Hosting forums and discussions that foster knowledge exchange and collaborative problem-solving.

Vision

Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty strives to be the region's intellectual hub and thought leader for research, analysis and advocacy on impacting policies, disruptive technologies and bring new perspectives to the policy makers.

Mission

Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty will promote sustainable and pragmatic policy initiatives collaboratively to influence the stakeholders, drive change and provide better understanding of global trend and their consequences for society, economy and national security.