Infrastructure

The technology and infrastructure basket includes three areas that are concerned with the core functionality of the Internet. These are:

• The telecommunications infrastructure that facilitates digital communication, including under-sea fibre optic cables and powerline communications;
• Technical issues related to Digital standards (technical, web, and mobile standards), and critical Internet resources (Internet protocol (IP) numbers, the domain name system (DNS), and the root zone);
• A group of issues related to technology, application, and content, including:
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Blockchain
  • Cloud computing
  • Network neutrality, and 
  • Emerging technologies, including 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality, biotechnology, and quantum computing.