Dismantling public values, one data center at the time

Are the Nordic states too reliant on tech giants to sustain the critical communication infrastructures of the welfare state? This was the question that gathered Nordic government officials, policy makers, media industry and scholars last week in Stockholm. The discussion exposed how the Nordic states are letting go of values and infrastructure resources that are dear to the welfare state – from shared access to public resources to democratic values and universal access to communication and electricity – while intensifying digitalization and dependencies on Silicon Valley companies.