Good news to contemplate today, the International Day of Families. The majority of Germans are of the opinion: Digitalization makes it easier to reconcile family and career.

eco compares digital policy positions of parties on 12 points and calls for completion of the digital single market with a unified legal framework as a priority for the EU election

eco Association & i2Coalition discuss the future of transatlantic data protection & the EU-US Privacy Shield with experts from politics and industry in Washington

Lucia Falkenberg from the eco Association, on working with AI, valuing the work of humans, and the need for lifelong learning in a changing working world. Read more on dotmagazine.

The Privacy Shield is currently the most important legal ground for the exchange of personal data between EU Member States and the USA. The legal significance is particularly high for all companies involved in data transfer and retention. Currently, intensive discussions are taking place in both the USA and the EU on the future of transatlantic data protection. In interview, Oliver Süme, Chair of eco, gives us an insight into the thinking behind the dialogues.

Dr. Thomas King from DE-CIX on the company’s first forays into AI for network infrastructure to maintain high-quality interconnection services. Read more on dotmagazine.

Oliver Süme & Niels Töllner from Fieldfisher outline the interplay between smart data, AI & law, & the impact on liability, accountability & data protection. Read more on dotmagazine.

Henrik Oppermann from USU, on AI for industrial use cases, companies sharing data, & how AI can support humans without replacing them. Read more on dotmagazine.

One in four German companies had a serious security incident last year, with 43 percent solving the problem internally.  But in light of growing threats, too few companies are focusing on employee sensitization and emergency planning.

Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, on the need for transparency in algorithms, and keeping the human being in the decision-making loop in the development of AI systems. Read more on dotmagazine.

In two roundtable dialogues, the eco Association and the US-based i2Coalition brought together representatives of the Internet industry from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss one of the most important legal grounds for the transatlantic transfer of data: the EU-US Privacy Shield. A third roundtable is due to take place shortly in Washington.