Is your cloud compliant? Cloud experts Dr. Tobias Höllwarth, Dr. Jens Eckhardt, Christian Laux, and Dr. Clemens Thiele explore the key elements of the EuroCloud Cloud Privacy Check (CPC), a method to quickly ascertain the legality of a cloud computing solution and to easily determine the appropriate legal action items...

The AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) is from this point on expanding the family of country-specific top level domains (ccTLDs) in the eco - Association for the Internet industry. By adding the registrar with the ending “.fr”, an even larger spectrum of diverse top level domains...

The benefits of digital transformation of our homes, our cities and our companies would not be possible without the quiet enabler: cloud computing. In the October 2017 issue “How Smart is the Cloud?” dotmagazine explores the impact of the cloud and the smart revolution on the way we live and work. Contents Editorial...

Blockchain can automate essential processes of public administrations in a manner which is tamper-proof eco Association calls for an innovation-friendly climate for testing blockchain solutions amongst authorities and administrations It enables publicly transparent, tamper-proof, and failsafe transactions: Blockchain...

Blockchain technology is becoming a hot topic for a growing number of industries. Following in the footsteps of the financial sector, industry and public administration are also discovering the opportunities it offers. Stephan Zimprich, Leader of the eco Competence Group Blockchain, describes in an interview where the first...

At this month's Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, the Bündnis für Bildung (Alliance for Education), which campaigns for the promotion of connected learning, launched a paper to stimulate discussion on the advancement of digital education during the new legislative term in Germany. This paper formulates...

Over the course of the recent Internet Security Days, on 28 September, eco honored Microsoft and the Deutscher Fachverlag for their many years of cooperation.   Prof. Dr. Norbert Pohlmann, eco Board Member for IT Security, presented the certificate for the 20-year anniversary of the company's membership to...

Data centers provide the basis for success of metropolitan regions Digital infrastructures boost local growth and employment Frankfurt benefits as Germany’s largest data center location Digital infrastructure such as data centers contribute significantly to the prosperity of a region – both initially...

The enduring attractiveness of Germany as a location will depend, among other factors, on its digital infrastructure. The question of digital sovereignty also plays an important role, maintains Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Competence Group Datacenter Infrastructure. In a short interview, he also expounds on the...

Commenting on today's digital summit of EU heads of state and government in Tallinn, eco Board Member for Policy and Law Oliver Süme states: "A high-performance and secure digital infrastructure is the basic prerequisite for a strong European digital single market. The main objective in this context must be the rapid...

Mit Blick auf die heute von der Europäische Kommission (EU) veröffentlichten Leitlinien zu Notice & Action, warnt eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. davor, unter dem Vorwand der Bekämpfung illegaler Internetinhalte, das bestehende Haftungsgefüge der eCommerce-Richtlinie auszuhöhlen.

German companies see harmonized European regulations as important for Europe’s competitiveness on world markets, and eco calls for strengthening of the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. eco Berlin reports. The German industry wants more political involvement in international network policy. According...

SIWECOS stands for “Safe Websites and Content Management Systems” and helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to detect and fix security vulnerabilities on their websites. One focus of the project is on concrete recommendations for action in the event of damage. A second strong focus is on raising awareness...

Cloud computing in the digital single market – joint meeting of European government representatives and label initiatives in Berlin. On 26 September 2017, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy invited government officials and national representatives of cloud initiatives from France, Italy, the Netherlands,...

In the multi-stakeholder discussions on who should control the Internet and how it should be done, someone needs to speak for the Internet infrastructure providers. Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Chair of the ISPCP in ICANN, explains how ISPs and connectivity providers are represented, and how they can join the global discussions...

As more and more of our business processes become digital, companies are continually facing the challenge of ensuring not only the security of their systems and secrets, but also confirming the validity and veracity of external documents like contracts, invoices and payment advice. Blockchain can help to face these challenges,...

The Certified Senders Alliance (CSA) seems to be one of the best alliances for improving the quality of email delivery. It does this by maintaining a whitelist of bulk senders that help to deal with problems, such as spam or phishing. MarketingDirecto.com recently had the opportunity to learn more about the functioning...

For more than 15 years now, eco – Association for the Internet industry, has been successfully fighting against illegal content on the Internet. The eco Complaints Office accepts complaints concerning all Internet services, ranging from chat rooms to e-mail and websites. Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints...

Blockchain technology could enable direct transactions between energy provider and consumer in the future Blockchain business models facilitate decentralized energy supply and fosters the energy transition Legal barriers along the path to the blockchain-based energy market Will the electricity market of the future...

Thomas Rickert, Lawyer and Director of Names & Numbers at eco, talks about international network policy, creating dialog with the many stakeholders, and market competition. © Stepan Popov | istockphoto.com

Live Streaming from the Video Cube Member discounts for eco and EuroCloud Deutschland_eco members On 27 and 29 November 2017, the Data Centre World Frankfurt will open its doors once again and offer decision-makers and users the opportunity to get to know solutions and services from the data center world. Following...

Independent consultant Gerd Simon in conversation with Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO of Telehouse and KDDI Deutschland, on the booming colocation market in Frankfurt, declarations of war, and keeping up with demand for data center capacities. © VObada | istockphoto.com

Blockchain Masters 2018 – the Internet industry’s business and innovation conference on the blockchain trends of today and tomorrow On 15 February 2018, eco – Association of the Internet Industry and Heise Medien are organizing the Blockchain Masters 2018 in Hamburg. Blockchain experts, IT specialists and business...

Last Thursday, the German federal government published its evaluation report for the year 2016 on the take-down of child sexual abuse material from the Internet. According to this report, 2,721 indications of child sexual abuse material were recorded by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in 2016, with 62% of this content comprising of content hosted abroad.

More and more countries are searching for ways to make their own national laws effective in borderless cyberspace. Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, on a new German "NetzDG" law that will affect platform providers worldwide. eco invites members to a free webinar on the NetzDG law on 20 September: "Law...

joining the dots in the Internet industry... “Interplay”, the September 2017 issue of dotmagazine, explores a wide range of Internet industry topics, from the burning issue of how national law is extending past its borders and encroaching on global cyberspace, to blockchain, the evolution of interconnection, and the...

“More courage when it comes to digitalization and more ambitious goals for Internet policy.” This is what Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy & Law, called for from a future federal government yesterday evening at the Network Policy Forum of eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

The German public wants the political commitment and the status of German digital policy to feature more strongly in the coming legislative term, and would welcome the establishment of an Internet Ministry. According to a current representative survey, conducted in August 2017 by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry e. V., 48 percent ...

If your company wants to enter the German market, your marketing team needs to be aware of a number of legal and cultural loopholes. Mathias Röckel explains how to avoid social blunders and letters from your competitor’s lawyers. Not too long ago, I reviewed a marketing campaign. The company, based in the US, wanted...