IGF 2021 Lightning Talk #24 The Internet as a Public Utility

Time
Friday, 10th December, 2021 (11:30 UTC) - Friday, 10th December, 2021 (11:50 UTC)
Room
Hall A3

Mitzi László

Format

Lightening Talk (possibly combined with other lightening talks with similar themes) followed by a public debate.

Duration (minutes)
20
Language

English

Description

Mitzi László will be exploring how computational infrastructure is financed and how public finance does (or does not) translate to control. She will be inviting debate around if elements of the Internet should be considered a public utility, what we can learn from the establishment of past public utilities like pavements and railways, and which elements of the Internet would be suited to such an approach.