Jörgen Venot from the DataCenterGroup, on the construction of and life insurance for industrial edge data centers. Read more on dotmagazine.

Christine De Ridder from LuxConnect, on the importance of energy efficiency & the need for infrastructure providers to also transform digitally. Read more on dotmagazine.

Wolfram Rinner, CEO of GasLINE, gives an overview of the current demand for connectivity and what is needed to enable edge computing. Read more on dotmagazine.

Following on from Ursula von der Leyen's election by the European Parliament as the future President of the European Commission in July 2019, the new EU Commission will now also start its work on 1 December. The European Commission now has the key task of shaping a rigorous digital policy for the digital future of us all.

Data centers and society both have much to gain from the use of waste heat, a topic elaborated upon both in a white paper, and by Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Data Center Infrastructure Group. Read more on dotmagazine.

Joanna Hahn, Public Relations Trainee at DE-CIX, shows how tailored digital infrastructure solutions and flawless interconnection can meet the constantly changing requirements of the market. Read more on dotmagazine.

In this issue, dotmagazine looks at digital infrastructure at the network edge - how innovation is driving demand, and demand is driving innovation.

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel open the Internet Governance Forum 2019 in Berlin.

eco & the Internet Society sign Memorandum of Understanding at the IGF 2019.

The eco Association, The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructure, and Initiative Digital joined forces on Day Zero of the IGF 2019 to explore the needs and concerns of SMEs in terms of digitalization.

In a newly published position paper on the Regulation of Digital Platforms, eco highlights the central importance of balanced competitive conditions and identifies 5 required fields of action.