The Danish foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen, had proclaimed the position “a world first” and a necessity, stating that tech companies affect Denmark as much as countries do. “These companies have become a type of new nation and we need to confront that.”1 While Denmark was the first country to name a formal ambassador to liaise with the tech sector, the country’s decision followed a similar step by the British government. In 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron created a position in his office for a special diplomatic role, initially to address law enforcement technology issues and then to
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