6.3 million Austrians will elect a new parliament on September 29, setting a new course not only in the “analogue” world. For the parties, the World Wide Web is no longer new territory, but a virtual space that they want to shape. Krone+ reveals the digital plans of local politics so that you can go to the polls informed.
Hundreds of millions of euros have been pumped into fiber optic expansion for years, but in some places in Austria the achievable download speeds are still modest. The mobile networks are tempting with 5G, but it was unaffordable for a long time. Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly threatening and require reconnaissance and defense capabilities. The internet and its infrastructure still have a lot of work to do – and the political parties that form a government after the elections have a say in how they are addressed. Krone+ asked the parties that are running for the elections what plans they have for the Austrian internet infrastructure – and how they want to ensure its security.
Source: Krone
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