ÖDP on digital affairs

The ÖDP wants to reduce exposure to wireless radiation through lower limits, wireless-free areas and a halt to the 5G and 6G rollout until independent studies rule out risks. Digital infrastructure should instead be expanded via wired technology such as fiber optics. In the platform's view, legal protections do not fully cover the health and environmental effects of wireless signals.

The ÖDP wants less wireless radiation. The 5G rollout should stop for now. First, researchers should check whether it is harmful. Daycare centers, schools and hospitals should have no wireless networks. Internet should come through fiber cables.

The platform calls for nationwide expansion using wired technology such as fiber optics. A binding protection and precaution plan is to consider at-risk groups such as pregnant women and electro-hypersensitive people, with a limit of 100 μW per square meter plus labeling and an off switch for transmitting devices. Daycare centers, schools, hospitals and public transit are to be wireless-free, alongside low-radiation areas and a legal basis for low-radiation indoor spaces. The party demands a moratorium on 5G and 6G infrastructure until a technology assessment is complete. Alternatives such as light-based transmission (Li-Fi) are to be promoted.

The ÖDP calls for a right to take part in everyday life without digital tools, for example at government offices, on public transit and when paying with cash. It also wants comprehensive data protection, safeguards for fundamental rights and public oversight of advanced AI.

The ÖDP says nobody should have to do everything digitally. People should still be able to visit offices without a phone. People should still be able to pay with cash. Personal data should be well protected. The state should oversee artificial intelligence.

Analog options are also meant to serve as a fallback for digital systems. The platform calls for consistent data protection and high security standards for digital devices. Fundamental rights are to be preserved during digitalization; as an example, it says there must be no fully transparent citizens. Research and development of advanced AI are to be placed under public oversight so that opportunities and risks can be weighed democratically.