Data embassies: an innovative approach to strengthening digital resilience in the Caribbean

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cepal.callNumberLC/TS.2025/99
cepal.citationThis publication should be cited as: Greene, T. and Herakleous, D. (2025). Data embassies: an innovative approach to strengthening digital resilience in the Caribbean. <i>Project Documents<7i> (LC/TS.2025/99). Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
cepal.divisionEngProduction, Productivity and Management Division
cepal.divisionSpaDivisión de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberS2500535_en
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
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cepal.topicEngINNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
cepal.topicEngDATA SCIENCE
cepal.topicEngDIGITAL GOVERNMENT
cepal.topicSpaINNOVACIÓN, CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA
cepal.topicSpaCIENCIA DE DATOS
cepal.topicSpaGOBIERNO DIGITAL
cepal.workareaEngPRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO PRODUCTIVO Y EMPRESARIAL
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Tira
dc.contributor.authorHerakleous, Demetris
dc.contributor.institutionUnión Europea
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T15:43:51Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T15:43:51Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-10
dc.description.abstractIn view of the accelerating pace of digital transformation, data have become the backbone of state functionality, economic development and disaster response. For the small island developing States of the Caribbean, this shift presents both opportunities and risks: while digital systems enable modernization and resilience, they remain acutely vulnerable to natural disasters, cyberattacks and connectivity failures. Against this backdrop, the concept of “data embassies” has emerged as an innovative solution to ensure government continuity and digital sovereignty. Data embassies provide another layer of security in addition to domestic infrastructure by hosting critical national data abroad under treaty-based legal protections. Drawing on the experiences of other countries, notably Estonia’s pioneering model, and adapting them to the Caribbean context, this study examines the technical, financial, legal and governance pathways for implementation. The analysis underscores the urgency of building resilient digital infrastructure, harmonizing data protection laws and forging regional partnerships. For Caribbean policymakers, businesses and international partners, the findings highlight not only the feasibility of data embassies but also their potential to transform digital vulnerability into resilience and state survival.
dc.description.tableOfContentsIntroduction .-- I. The Data Embassy as a paradigm for digital state continuity .-- II. Caribbean data protection laws .-- III. Quantified vulnerability and risk profile of Caribbean digital infrastructure .-- IV. Legal and regulatory issues related to Data embassies and sovereignty .-- V. The extension of the Vienna Convention and related international legal instruments to Data embassies: a pathway toward a Caribbean treaty .-- VI. Technical provisions of a Data Embassy treaty .-- VII. Summary and key recommendations.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/TS.2025/99
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/84445
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
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dc.subject.unbisEngDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject.unbisEngDATA BANKS
dc.subject.unbisEngDATA PROCESSING
dc.subject.unbisEngDATA PROTECTION
dc.subject.unbisEngGUIDELINES
dc.subject.unbisEngLEGAL ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngGOVERNANCE
dc.subject.unbisSpaTECNOLOGIA DIGITAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaSISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaBANCOS DE DATOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPROCESAMIENTO DE DATOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPROTECCION DE DATOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDIRECTRICES
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS JURIDICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaGOBERNABILIDAD
dc.titleData embassies: an innovative approach to strengthening digital resilience in the Caribbean
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