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With the AI Implementation Act, the German Bundestag is laying the groundwork for the national implementation of the European AI Regulation. eco Association welcomes the one-to-one transposition of the EU requirements and the central role of the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), but still sees a clear need for improvements in terms of coordination and enforceability. Without clear responsibilities and uniform enforcement practices, there is a risk of legal uncertainty, additional bureaucracy and barriers to investment for companies. It's now crucial that AI regulation is implemented in a practical, innovation-friendly and consistent manner across the country.

Ahead of tomorrow’s cabinet discussion on the AI Implementation Act, eco – Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the 1:1 implementation of the EU requirements, but warns of practical enforcement problems and unclear responsibilities.

One year ago, on 1 August 2024, the European AI Act came into force – a historic milestone for the global regulation of artificial intelligence. Europe has thus set comprehensive standards.

Ahead of the planned presentation of the Cloud and AI Development Act, eco Association warns against blanket exclusion mechanisms for cloud and AI services. Digital sovereignty must not lead to protectionism, explains eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe. Transparent, proportionate and technically verifiable criteria are crucial.

Ahead of today’s Federal Cabinet meeting on the planned Cybersecurity Act, eco has warned against a dangerous expansion of state intervention powers in the digital sphere. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the draft marks a profound shift in the understanding of state cyber defence.

With the draft act for a law to strengthen civil and criminal law protection against digital violence, the German federal government is responding to new challenges. eco Association welcomes the initiative by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) in principle – but warns that new powers of intervention must only be implemented with clear constitutional safeguards and practical guidelines.

On 11 May 2026, eco’s topDNS Initiative, together with the Global Cyber Alliance and MANRS, hosted the 12th topDNS Best Practice webinar, focusing on Internet routing security as a critical but often overlooked enterprise supply chain risk.

This webinar explores why Internet routing is a critical — and often overlooked — supply chain dependency across the enterprise networking environments: SD-WAN, cloud, CDN, and customer access.

In the third episode of our complimentary expert webinar, we explore how data, technology, and human intelligence are converging to create entirely new value chains.

To support the domain industry, eco presents a flexible contract template designed to seamlessly integrate the NIS2 requirements of Article 28 into existing Registry-Registrar Agreements (RRAs).