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Технологична зависимост и когнитивно делегиране
Technological dependence and cognitive delegation

Author(s): Iliya Borisov Tabakov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Governance
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: technological dependence; digital infrastructure; cognitive delegation; digital memory; social networks; crisis management

Summary/Abstract: This report analyzes technological dependence as a growing structural factor that is transforming the social organization of modern societies and creating new vulnerabilities for national security. In the context of accelerated digitalization, technological platforms are becoming the infrastructure of cognitive life, through which processes such as memory storage, access to knowledge and social communication are carried out. This transformation leads to the phenomenon of cognitive delegation, in which part of the cognitive functions of the individual are transferred to digital systems. The report argues that technological dependence creates a new type of systemic vulnerability. In conclusion, strategic guidelines are formulated for the development of cognitive resilience, institutional capacity and multi-layered communication infrastructure to protect national security in the digital age

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