Data localization
A requirement that certain personal data remain within a jurisdiction's borders. Where it applies, an AI feature that centralizes training data abroad cannot operate as built and must process locally or exclude the jurisdiction.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 4 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The general regulatory practice, seen across several Chinese instruments, of requiring certain categories of data (particularly data connected to critical information infrastructure or collected within China) to be stored on servers located inside China unless a lawful cross-border transfer mechanism is used. (see Topic 5.4) covers this topic's full mechanics.
A requirement that certain personal data remain within a jurisdiction's borders. Where it applies, an AI feature that centralizes training data abroad cannot operate as built and must process locally or exclude the jurisdiction.
The requirement that certain categories of data, tied to critical information infrastructure operator status or important-data classification, be stored physically within China, with cross-border export permitted only as a narrow, security-assessed exception rather than a routine transfer choice.
A regulatory requirement, or a practical consequence of one, that certain categories of data remain physically stored or processed within a specific jurisdiction's borders, examined in Section 3K as the clearest evidence that the three paradigms are inherited governance architectures rather than purpose-built AI frameworks.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- The cross-border decision: where your organization may ship its AI feature, defended with citations · The World's Rulebooks, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.