The Internet does not work the same for everyone, depending on which domain name or language they use. Universal Acceptance seeks to remedy this.

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There is clearly a strong need for a universal digital identity – and the public, open, privacy-friendly ID4me protocol offers just the solution, as Katja Speck explains.

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The key to maintaining the energy and innovation of digitalization, and ensuring societal safeguards, is industry self-regulation. dotmagazine explores the value of the multi-stakeholder model for complex interconnected ecosystems.

The annual regional Summit brings together key decision makers, executives, engineers, developers and suppliers in developing regions where OCP is experiencing significant demand and adoption.

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The German Federal Criminal Office received 5,977 reports of child sexual abuse material on the Internet in 2017. Of these, 88% of all reports came from the German complaints offices. This serves to highlight the central bridging function of the eco Complaints Office, whose Annual Report 2017 documents its successful work.

100 days into the implementation of the GDPR, supervisory authorities in Germany and Europe are holding back about their expectations and requirements for audits. In the meantime, the digital European single market needs uniform implementation of the GDPR.

Public administration offers and requires the same properties as blockchain: transparency, trust, and immutability. But does this predestine blockchain to be suitable for all e-government processes? Volker Skwarek explores potential use cases.

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Blockchain offers governments the opportunity to revolutionize their handling of citizen data and the allocation of rights in secure e-government scenarios. Dieter Rehfeld argues for the development of a European public-sector blockchain infrastructure, establishing Europe as a leader in the area.

Digitalizing government services requires the entire process of storing and handling the data of citizens to be revolutionized. Taavi Kotka, former Chief Information Officer of the Estonian Government, explains the value of e-government services to a country, and how blockchain helps to overcome the hurdles to transformation.

The draft for an immigration act introduced by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior last week could entice more specialists to move to Germany.

Hessian state government appoints Harald Summa, DE-CIX CEO and CEO of eco, to its newly-founded Council for Digital Ethics. As voice of the Internet industry, eco Association takes on social responsibility for an ethically-oriented digitalization.

Whilst welcoming the German federal government's new Digital Council's first meeting today, Chair of eco Oliver Süme also emphasizes that: “The time for talking is over. The government must now provide long overdue answers to pressing questions about the future of Germany as a digital location.”

With more and more people and IoT devices connecting to the Internet, solutions are needed to authenticate unique digital identities. The eco Association looks at ways to alleviate the digital identity crisis and to offer users a secure online ID on the basis of blockchain.

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In a world where smart contracts are executed by a network of mutually distrusting nodes without a central authoritative entity, security plays a pivotal role. However, security matters are often neglected – with dire consequences, as Dr. André Kudra points out.

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Smart contracts, based on blockchain technology, are software programs that offer a very secure and transparent way of documenting and automating business processes. But as software programs, they are not immune to security vulnerabilities, as Professor Alexandra Dmitrienko explains.

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iCU’s Amsterdam event in 2018 is a gathering of key decision makers from the cloud services, data centres and OTT markets around the world.

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Call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on overcoming the hurdles of digital transformation, the evolution of digital communications, and innovative approaches to digital services.

The deadline for submission of texts is Friday, 21 September 2018.

Part II of the July/August issue of eco’s dotmagazine has just been published. In addition to specialist articles on the topic of blockchain, this edition includes an interview with Chair of the eco Board, Oliver Süme concerning the proposed EU e-Privacy Regulation.

Connected cars and autonomous driving will make traffic flows more efficient and safer, but the prerequisite for the development is edge computing and intelligent freeways.

eco International interviewed Neal McPherson (Portfolio Manager at 1&1 Internet SE) & Tobias Sattler (Chief Information Officer at united-domains AG & Vice Chairmen of the ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group) on their joint RFC proposal for a standarized Registry Reporting Repository for accredited domain name registrars.

The Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism (Bundesministerium für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus, BMNT) is proud to have achieved the first ever cloud certification for an e-government application in all of Europe.

eco – Association of the Internet Industry today submitted comments on the European Commission’s notice to stakeholders for handling the existing registrations of .eu domain names of UK residents and businesses, totaling more than 300,000, in the event of BREXIT.

One in five companies plans to take out cyber protection insurance - professional IT security measures take precedence; cyber insurance covers residual risks

Martin Przewloka, CDO of msg group automotive, explains how blockchain can be utilized in marketable products, and how companies can develop prototypes.

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The Network Enforcement Act (German: Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz - NetzDG) is and will remain a superfluous law and a threat to freedom of expression in the Internet. Oliver Süme, Chairman of the eco Board and Director of eco Policy, Law & Regulations, concludes this on the basis of of the transparency reports recently published by the affected Internet platforms.

How blockchain can be used for educational qualifications to provide a guarantee of authenticity for digital certificates. An illustration based on the Blockchain for Education platform from the Fraunhofer FIT.

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In the category “Domains”, companies are awarded with the eco://award for outstanding innovative business models or services relating to TLDs. Lars Steffen, Director of eco International and Project Manager for Names & Numbers, supervises the award category “Domains” and in this interview provides further information.

The ongoing digitalization, shortage of skilled workers, and public evaluation on job portals and social media channels are forcing employers to explore new ways of recruiting. In this interview, Lucia Falkenberg, eco Chief People Officer and Head of the eco Competence Group New Work, explains what the future can look like.

On 17 May 2018, the Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) adopted the proposed Temporary Specification for Registration Data of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).

Hot on the heels of the GDPR, the European Union is working towards a sister regulation, the ePrivacy Regulation. In a video interview, Oliver Süme, Chair of the eco Association, explains the current status of the legislation and what companies need to be prepared for.

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