Thomas Rickert, Director of Names & Numbers at the eco Association speaks to Lars Steffen from eco about the challenge of creating a universally applicable, data protection compliant, system for the Whois database.

At the 66th ICANN meeting in Montréal in November, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Consultant at DE-CIX, will assume the position of Chair of the Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP). In interview, he provides an insight into the work of the ISPCP – and talks about what he expects to be the key topics in Montréal.

Rather than robots, it will be monitoring systems using AI that will enable people to live independently for longer, VIVAI’s Bettina Horster argues. Read more on dotmagazine.

Stefanie Köhl and Heidrun Müller from eGovCD explore how GDPR-approved rules of conduct can be a cost-effective alternative to certification. Read more on dotmagazine.

When it comes to digital invoice processing, cloud computing can make things much easier without compromising security, Dolf van den Boorn from BCT shows. Read more on dotmagazine.

Under the leadership of Lorenz Grehlich, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH, experts from the area of network operations came together for the inaugural meeting of the eco Competence Group Networks. The objective of the working group is to create a platform where decision-makers can exchange ideas and experiences openly and honestly on diverse networks-related topics.

Digital economist Holger Schmidt explains the three waves of digital transformation and how platform-based business models evolve. Read more on dotmagazine.

With his keynote address Rafael Laguna de la Vera will open the eco://kongress on 21 November in Cologne. In interview, the Founding Director of the Agentur für Sprunginnovation (“Agency for Leading Edge Innovation”) established by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Federal Ministry for Economic Affainrs and Energy,  reveals how best to face the changes brought about by digitalization.

Thomas Rickert, Director of the Names & Numbers Forum at the eco Association, caught up with Giovanni Seppia from EURid recently to discuss the .eu launch for Greece.

AI is a key trend in the digital age, says Dietmar Kessler from Equinix, and handling the data and connecting the players are challenges here for infrastructure. Read more on dotmagazine.

Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX sheds light on interesting 5G use-cases from business and industry, and looks at to what extent 5G will revolutionize industry. Read more on dotmagazine.

What does it take for a company to successfully manage digital transformation? Saskia Steinacker, Global Head of Digital Transformation at Bayer AG and member of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, explains. Read more on dotmagazine.

Alexander Rabe looks at the potential of industrial IoT as an economic driver and the importance of cross-sectoral value creation ecosystems. Read more on dotmagazine.

IoT, AI, and 5G – digitalization continues unabated. dotmagazine explores evolving digital technologies and offers companies advice on going digital.

Together with AMS-IX in Amsterdam and LINX in London, DE-CIX has developed an API that will simplify the provision and configuration of interconnection services in the future. The new standard offers benefits not only for Internet Exchanges, but will also make it easier for IX customers to manage their existing services themselves and to optimize their peering.

Willem Voogt from Aangetekend B.V. draws the comparison between attention value in physical and electronic mail, and looks at the influence of the eIDAS Regulation and the GDPR on email reliability. Read more on dotmagazine.

John Levine from the Universal Acceptance Steering Group at ICANN speaks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about the potential of internationalized email addresses to communicate with billions. Read more on dotmagazine.

Jan Sanders from Kentix talks about ensuring physical security for data centers in an evolving technical and legal environment. Read more on dotmagazine.

Sebastian Weidenbach from esatus AG explores whether Self-Sovereign Identity can deliver what it promises for identity & access. Read more on dotmagazine.

Good intentions aside, the GPDR introduced 150-plus pages of complex regulations that fell short when it came to practical guidance on how to implement them. Based on experiences relayed through association members on both sides of the Atlantic, eco and the i2Coalition have now released a joint document to support other legislators in drafting new privacy frameworks.

eco and the CSA will be strongly represented at this month’s M3AAWG Meeting in Canada, with Julia Janssen-Holldiek and Florian Mielke from the CSA attending, and Patrick Koetter, Leader of the eco Competence Groups Email and Anti-Abuse presenting. We spoke to Patrick about what he’ll be talking about.

The German Federal Administrative Court is suspending the blanket data retention proceedings and referring the decision to the European Court of Justice (EUCJ). The EUCJ is to decide whether the German rules on blanket data retention are compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Internet provider SpaceNet, supported by eco – Association of the Internet Industry, filed a lawsuit back in April 2016.

Volker Zinser from Ubisecure looks at how best to implement customer ID management sustainably and how to leverage the process for greater business success. Read more on dotmagazine.

On the occasion of the launch of the new Digital Technologies Forum in Berlin, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) presented the winners of the Artificial Intelligence innovation competition - one of whom was the eco-led Service-Meister consortium.

Sebastian Beyer from CERTIVATION GmbH explains how digital identities and blockchain could make our lives easier. Read more on dotmagazine.

dotmagazine explores the interplay between online and offline identities, identity management & authentication, and compliance with eIDas & the GDPR.

Oliver Weimann – start-up expert, initiator of the RuhrSummit, and Managing Director of ruhr:HUB – has become a new member of the eco Presidency Committee, which was founded at the beginning of this year. Weimann is himself a serial start-up founder and has been an active part of the German start-up scene for over 10 years.  

Technical measures have been standardized to make phishing attacks less successful, Sven Krohlas from BFK explains – they just need to be implemented. Read more on dotmagazine.

Smart lock technology simplifies access management for both users and administrators, without compromising security, writes Sanna Räsänen from Herman IT. Read more on dotmagazine.

Applications have now closed for the eco://award 2019 – and the eco Association is delighted by the growing international interest in the award, with applications submitted from 8 different countries.