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.