Only 10% of respondents to the eco Industry Pulse – a recent survey of IT decision-makers* conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry – believe that Germany is well prepared for upcoming AI developments. Germany also receives poor marks as a digital location: 72% of IT decision-makers in Germany rate the state of digital transformation as poor to very poor. One third even give it a grade of 6.

digital transformation is not an isolated process, but requires networking, exchange and clear interfaces between business, politics and society. In a short interview, Jan Moll, CEO of the dtm group and driving force behind netforum, talks about current developments in the digital industry, the importance of energy-efficient technologies and why platforms such as netforum are indispensable for future-proof digitalisation.

Digital policy in a nutshell – that is the idea behind our Internet Policy Party Check. This year, Members of the German Bundestag Henri Schmidt, Daniel Bettermann, Rebecca Lenhard and Sonja Lemke engaged in a lively discussion at Google on the new Ministry of Digitalisation, AI, data centres, data retention and the modernisation...

Open-source AI models, without training with customer data, hosted on European servers and individually tailored to the needs of SMEs. These are ways to use AI in companies in a manner that complies with data protection regulations and is legally compliant.Andreas Bachmann, CEO and co-founder of eco member Adacor, shares...

eco warns: 27% of Germans do not secure their mobile phones when on holiday. Here are five simple tips to protect yourself against data theft, identity theft and other risks.

The first federal states have already started their summer holidays and many families will be sharing their holiday experiences with friends and relatives via social media. But how conscious are parents and holidaymakers when it comes to sharing holiday photos?

Lower electricity costs for data centres mean more growth potential for the German economy – it’s basically a simple calculation. It is good that Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany, has recognised the potential of data centres for the German economy and brought it back onto the political agenda in the context of electricity price subsidies.

Digital infrastructures place high demands on power supply, cooling and system availability. Vertiv develops solutions specifically for these areas – such as data centres and industrial applications. In this interview, Sascha Horn, Regional Strategic Account Manager at Vertiv, provides insight into current trends and developments in the data centre market.

The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, an initiative founded within the eco Association by operators of digital infrastructure ecosystems, welcomes the data centre strategy announced today for the German federal state of Hesse and calls for a similar approach at the federal level to strengthen...

After the leaders of the CDU/CSU and SPD postponed the reduction in electricity tax originally agreed in the coalition agreement, the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association, appealed to the German Federal Government: The CDU/CSU and SPD should...

In close cooperation with eco and the AI Federal Association, LEAM is launching one of the most ambitious innovation projects for digital structural change and European AI sovereignty in the Rhineland mining region today.

In times of skilled labour shortages and new regulations, IT security is increasingly coming into focus. In this interview, synetics CEO Constantin Schröder explains how transparent IT – from the server room to the help desk – helps to close gaps and ensure compliance.

The ICANN83 Readout on 20 June 202 – an online session co-hosted by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN – brought together leading voices to reflect on the key discussions from the ICANN Policy Forum in Prague. As part of the community’s ongoing commitment to transparency and collaborative progress,...

In this interview, Markus Hennig, Senior Product Sales Specialist Distributed Cloud Services, Central & East Europe at f5, explains how security can be achieved in the age of multi-cloud and other technologies.

Why do we actually develop AI? By the end of yesterday’s German “KI Future Tech Summit”, hosted by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and Microsoft Berlin, no one was still asking this question.

Interview with Sascha Schimmler, Senior Manager Offensive Application Security DACH at NVISO Most companies have already established effective protective shields for their IT systems. In the field of operational technology (OT), however, the situation is often quite different. Realistically replicated test environments...

The eco Alliance welcomes the EU Commission’s intention to allow Member States to introduce an industrial electricity price. The initiative, founded by the eco Association, is now calling on the German federal government to act swiftly and include data centres in the electricity price compensation scheme, as announced in the coalition agreement.

dotmagazine is the online international magazine covering Internet industry topics. It features exciting articles from members & partners and covers the entire spectrum of the Internet industry. In this dotmagazine issue, discover how expert insights, cutting-edge technology, and strategic collaboration are reshaping the future of digital trust, security, and brand protection in today’s online world.

The German federal government reports 31,536 reports of child sexual abuse material in its latest evaluation report for 2024 – fewer than in the record year of 2023, but still significantly higher than in all previous years. The figures correspond to the latest reports from the eco Complaints Office.

Together with eleven co-exhibitors, eco presented itself at this year's Tech Show Frankfurt on 4 and 5 June and helped shape the official trade fair programme with a total of seven panel discussions. In addition to providing content, the eco joint stand with an on-site barista served as a central point of contact for anyone...

With AI Gigafactories, the EU aims to catch up in AI development. At least one of the planned super data centres is supposed to be built in Germany — according to the federal government's goal. eco supports this initiative but warns of a bureaucratic obstacle hurdle.  

Email remains the backbone of digital communication. But this is precisely where its central weakness lies: billions of emails are sent every day – a significant proportion of which are fake, fraudulent or incorrectly authenticated. This is why the eco Association and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are committed to strengthening email security through concrete technical measures and the comprehensive implementation of established standards.

In this interview, Constantin Schröder, CEO of synetics GmbH, explains how the company has used the i-doit solution to create a platform that helps to bridge the difficult gap between compliance and the shortage of IT specialists. Mr Schröder, please explain briefly what i-doit is and what requirements your customers...

As part of the Nordic Domain Days 2025 in Stockholm, the topDNS Initiative by eco, in cooperation with iQ Global, hosted the conference’s annual Abuse Workshop. This event brought together key players from the field of Internet infrastructure, including registries, registrars, hosting providers and ISPs.

In view of the growing threat posed by ransomware, eco – Association of the Internet Industry is calling for the consistent implementation of “security by design” and a significant rethink of cyber resilience in companies. Although investigative authorities are doing valuable work in investigating cyber attacks, private...

The planned tax relief measures are long overdue, but are an absolutely correct step to move Germany forward as a business location. In the currently strained economic situation, the draft legislation marks a decisive turning point to promote growth – regardless of whether it concerns a large corporation or a family business.

The eco – Association of the Internet Industry has strongly criticised the initiative by Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer to introduce a digital tax in the form of a “platform solidarity levy”.

The EU is pushing ahead with the expansion of AI. Central to this is the Code of Practice for General Purpose AI – a set of rules for implementing the EU AI Act. As a founding member of EuroISPA, eco is committed to practical framework conditions.

From safeguarding email communications to owning your domain and fostering collaborative cyber defense, discover how to future-proof your digital core in the May issue of dotmagazine.

OT devices – and their security – urgently need to step out of the shadow of traditional business IT. After all, OT is now connected, vulnerable and business-critical. A rethink is needed: eco's Security and IoT Competence Groups have taken on this task and raised awareness of the issue with a dedicated event.