Networks, Cybersecurity

What the parties plan to do with the IT infrastructure

Whether on a cell phone or "wired": many Austrians are always online, which is why secure and well-developed networks are so important. The parties have different views on who should control them and how to ensure their security.

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6.3 million Austrians will be voting for a new parliament on September 29 - and thus setting a new course not only in the "analog" world. For the parties, the World Wide Web is no longer uncharted territory, but a virtual space that they want to shape. Krone+ reveals the digital plans of domestic politics so that you can go to the ballot box informed.

Hundreds of millions of euros have been pumped into fiber optic expansion for years, but in some places in Austria the download rates that can be achieved are still modest. Mobile networks are tempting with 5G, which was unaffordable for a long time. Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly threatening and require reconnaissance and defense capacities. The Internet and its infrastructure have many construction sites - and the political parties that form a government after the election will have a say in how they are tackled. Krone+ asked the parties standing for election what plans they have for Austria's Internet infrastructure - and how they intend to guarantee its security.