Policy & Law

Resilience Requires Clarity: KRITIS Umbrella Act Should Be Consistently Implemented

With the adoption of the KRITIS Umbrella Act by the German Bundestag, a uniform nationwide framework for the protection of critical infrastructures in Germany is being created for the first time. What now matters is a practicable, real-world implementation.

date 2026/01/29

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eco Survey Shows: Data Protection, No Thanks! Around 90 Per Cent of Germans Give Up When Faced on Long and Complicated Privacy Policies

A YouGov survey commissioned by eco on European Data Protection Day shows that only a minority reads privacy information completely. eco calls for more transparency, comprehensibility and user orientation.

date 2026/01/28

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Future Skills - Unleash AI. Shape the Future.

Our tech industry is moving at breakneck speed, with artificial intelligence, innovation, and digitalisation transforming the world of work in amazing ways. At the same time, managers are doing their best to provide guidance, lead the way, and enable new developments. As the eco Association, we're working together with...

date 2026/01/27

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Domains

2026 Abuse Workshop @ Nordic Domain Days

eco's topDNS initiative is once again a proud partner of the Nordic Domain Days and invites you to attend the workshop on fighting online abuse on the second day of the conference.

date 2026/05/26 placeStockholm

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Mobility

From Data Exchange to Mobility Ecosystem: An Interview with the New Leadership of Mobility Competence Group

Since January, eco’s Mobility Competence Group has been under new leadership: with Dr. Judith Puttkammer (Mobility Data Space) and Paula Böcken (Uber), it gains new perspectives from different but complementary areas of digital mobility.

date 2026/01/27

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Policy & Law

Alexander Rabe on the Draft of the National Data Centre Strategy

Whether on the topic of grid connection allocation, waste heat or the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG), eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe assesses the draft National Data Centre Strategy on behalf of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association.

date 2026/01/26

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date 2026/01/23

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date 2026/01/23

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eco on the German-Italian Government Consultations

As central economies in the EU, Germany and Italy bear a special responsibility to shape this course together – because competitiveness, technological strength and digital sovereignty can only be achieved through European solidarity.

date 2026/01/22

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Domains

NIS2: Act Now – Practical Solution for Article 28 Successfully Established

Compliance with NIS2 Article 28 can be complex, but eco Association has a major solution. Learn how top-level domains are implementing a flexible template in practice. You can register for the webinar to see how it works.

date 2026/01/22

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