Digitalisation: eco Association Formulates Top 5 Digital Policy Tasks for the next German Federal Government
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eco on the Collapse of the Traffic Light Coalition: Internet Industry Calls for a Clear Direction for Germany’s Digital Future

Oliver SĂŒme, Chair of the Board at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, comments on the collapse of Germany’s three-way “traffic light” coalition: “The collapse of the ‘traffic light’ coalition creates uncertainty at a time of global challenges and transatlantic realignment following the US election....
date 2024/11/07
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Deutscher Bundestag
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eco Association Survey One Year Before the German Federal Election: 86 Per Cent of Germans Are Dissatisfied with the Federal Government’s Digital Policy

With just one year to go before the 2025 federal election, there is growing dissatisfaction in Germany with the digital policy of the German traffic light coalition government. After around three years of the coalition government, 86.2 per cent of respondents believe that the federal government is not advancing digital transformation sufficiently.
date 2024/09/24
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The Fight Against Terrorism Should Not Happen at the Expense of the Security of All
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Expansion of the Competencies of German Security Authorities: eco Calls for Precise Protective Measures and a Public Debate

The German Bundestag is currently debating two draft laws that would grant extensive powers to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the federal police and the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Klaus Landefeld comments: “(...) new competencies for security authorities must always be accompanied by effective protective measures. This is the only way to maintain society’s trust in modern technologies, especially AI.”  
date 2024/09/13
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