Although cyber dangers are regarded as increasingly threatening, most companies are optimistic about their security concept: 62 percent of respondents feel that they are very well or at least well protected. This is shown by the recent eco IT Security Study 2018. At the same time, most IT security experts are convinced that the threat situation is continuing to grow due to cyber-criminals.

What is the secret to an effective HR marketing campaign? The answer might lie in recruitment automation How can you run an HR marketing campaign that is tailor-made to your needs as a recruiter? According to Jan Kirchner of Wollmilchsau, the secret lies in automating processes and combining these with Artificial Intelligence. Together, these two factors lead to considerable time savings and optimized outcomes.

eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine opens its call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of Data Center Risk Management / Insuring Digital Transformation.

For the May 2018 issue focus topics will include Risk Management.

The eco Association has named international expansion of its activities as one of its strategic directions for the coming years. This decision accords due recognition to the ever-increasing number of international members within the association, and reflects the borderless nature of the Internet.

With employers in the IT sector battling it out to attract and retain top talent, it helps to have some tips to ward off the competition The War for Talents is being felt keenly in the IT sector and in IT-related jobs, certainly in Germany. Peer Bieber from Arbeitgebergold offers companies advice on navigating the route to finding and keeping top employees.

How is the all-embracing interconnected Internet of Things making Hamburg more efficient, progressive, and sustainable? Hamburg's Senator for Economic Affairs Frank Horch discussed development concepts captured under the overarching term of “smart city” with representatives of the Hanseatic city’s companies. eco hosted the exchange, which took place on the 21st of February in the Four Seasons Hotel, Hamburg.

Three steps to transitioning to New Work: Transforming workplace space, technology, and culture
How people, technology, and space interact to create a productive workforce – Detlev Artelt from aixvox offers advice to companies for the successful transition to new modes of working and managing.

Attracting and retaining top talent in today’s competitive jobs market: How diversity plays a key role What is the economic value of gender and racial diversity in tech companies? Elisabeth Kurek, Leader of the Gender Diversity & Equity Initiative in the i2Coalition, provides important insights for companies and...

The turn of the year has also seen a new development at eco, where a new interdisciplinary division for the area of "Digital Business Models" has been established. Management responsibility is vested in Andreas Weiss, who has led EuroCloud Deutschland_eco as Director for eight years. With this development, the largest association...

Read about the impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on the Internet Industry – and how the eco Association is supporting its members How will the forthcoming GDPR affect the different areas of the Internet industry and digital business? dotmagazine takes a brief look at how different segments of the Internet...

Part I of the February issue of eco’s dotmagazine has just been published, featuring specialist articles on digital transformation and the future of work. New Work offers us the creative scope to shape a better, more human working world. In the Editorial, "New Freedom - Chances and Challenges for New Work", Lucia Falkenberg,...

Associations of the digital industry fear a stagnation of digital policy under the German “grand coalition.” To counteract such a deadlock, a petition launched on the initiative of the Federal Association of German Startups, available under digitalministerium.org, calls on the party leaders of the Christian Democrats/Christian...

The German coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD presented this week incorporates, in the view of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, some important digital policy decisions which the German federal government had failed to make in the last legislative term. However, there is still no discernible political vision for digital transformation in Germany.

Even in the digital world, the borders of the EU countries can still very often make their presence felt. The EU, however, is trying its best to dismantle these border blockades, including when it comes to online shopping. Online retailers will have to adapt to new rules in the future given that, on Tuesday, 6 February,...

Since the entry into force of the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) at the beginning of the year, criticism of the law has intensified: the CSU, the FDP, Die Linke (The Left) and Die Grünen (The Greens) are calling for the new regulation to be abolished. EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova has also criticized the law....

Within the framework of the coalition negotiations for a new German federal government, eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls on the negotiating parties to exercise measured judgment when it comes to the topic of expanding broadband coverage. The association welcomes the declared commitment of the negotiating...

Speaking yesterday at the eco New Year's reception about the ongoing coalition negotiations, the Secretary General of the SPD Lars Klingbeil called for a digital breakthrough for Germany: "Digitalization is changing all areas of life. Digital policy must therefore be social policy. It is a question of how we will live and...

The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society has commenced its work. As soon as all positions at the institute are filled, around 120 academics will be working together as an interdisciplinary team on the societal changes which are accompanying and shaping society’s steadily advancing digitalization. Last Friday,...

Protecting children and young people from dangerous or illegal content on the Internet has a long tradition at eco. Kira Pleschka is a consultant at the eco Complaints Office and reports in interview on the association's 20-year long engagement with this topic and on its participation in the European Union-initiated Safer...

eco supports computer coding competition for school students The CodingCup, part of the Microsoft initiative Code your Life, is taking place for the second time in 2018. In North Rhine Westfalen, the competition is being supported for the first time by eco – Association of the Internet Industry. To kick-start this year’s...

Some of the promises that we've been hearing about for a long time now are finally coming to fruition, says Harald A. Summa, CEO at eco. In an interview, he explains what role the latest Internet trends play and how companies and their employees can benefit from them. Mr. Summa, the Internet trends for 2018 are smart...

At a party congress on Sunday, the SPD decided to enter into joint coalition negotiations with the CDU/CSU. For at least one reason, Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at eco, questions whether a new GroKo coalition represents a win-win situation from the point of view of Internet policy.

The GDPR, which comes into effect on 25 May 2018, poses a considerable challenge for registries and registrars. Significant changes will need to be made by those offering generic domain names. The most debated and most visible change will be that registration data will not longer be publicly accessible. These changes will...

IT security is one of the topics upon which eco has been working intensively over the past number of years. In addition to various eco initiatives, the association also offers first-hand expert knowledge through its Safety & Security Tour. Peter Meyer, Head of eco Cyber Security Services, explains how important the...

Trends 2018: Smart ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and New Work New digital ecosystems creating added value in 2018 Smart ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and New Work – these are the trend topics for 2018, according to eco – Association of the Internet Industry. “In 2018, more so...

eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine opens its call for contributions from eco member companies and other specialists on the topics of Internet of Things.

For the April 2018 issue focus topics will include IoT Platforms, Data Streams, IoT Security and Business Opportunities.

First of all, the Anti-Botnet Advisory Center Botfree at eco – Association of the Internet Industry explains what a crypto currency such as Bitcoin actually is. This is virtual money, i.e. a digital means of payment that is not managed by a single government, authority, or bank. The principles of cryptography are used...

As of January 2018, Alexander Rabe has joined Harald A. Summa as Managing Director in leading Europe’s largest association of the Internet industry. Rabe was previously Head of eco’s Capital Office, a role he took over in September 2016 alongside his position as Head of the Policy, Law and Regulations Division. In a...

As of 1 January 2018, companies are obliged to fully implement the “Act for the Improvement of Law Enforcement in Social Networks” (Network Enforcement Act, NetzDG), which entered into force in Germany in October 2017. What this means: Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube must make it possible for their...

Since January 1 2017, eco - Association of the Internet Industry has a new management structure Alexander Rabe, former Head of the Capital Office, joins CEO Harald A. Summa as Managing Director. The association is responding to the steadily increasing number of member companies, and to its expanding international activities and collaborations.