Countries that lag in a technology space risk having others dictate the terms, being left behind economically and socially, and imposing a large tax burden on their governments.

“you are having the entire script dictated to you and everything that kind of comes with it. I mean, look at other parts of the world that are just not the leaders in this space.”

“Economically and socially,”

“they're left behind and governments carry the large tax burden of it.”