European Elections 2019: Digital Single Market Must Become an Integral Part of the Broader European Single Market
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European Elections 2019 - Digital Single Market Must Become Integral to the European Single Market

It’s just around the corner: In May 2019, the European elections will be taking place. If the EU wants to achieve its ambitious goals for digitalization, then the strict and resolute implementation of a modern network policy will be even more important in the coming legislative term. Digitalization can become a success model for Europe, but only if the EU recognizes its potential and develops it into a locational and competitive advantage.
date 2019/02/21
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eco Managing Director Calls for more Strategic Foresight for Digital Policy in the 21st Century
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eco Association: Digital Technology Funding in Europe Must Be Strengthened

Negotiations are currently underway on the size of the budget for the EU's “Horizon Europe” research framework programme. The many announcements and assurances at European level on strengthening digital performance and sovereignty now need to be followed up with concrete funding policy initiatives; only by doing so can Europe be made internationally fit for the future as a digital location.
date 2019/02/19
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eco Criticizes Planned German-French Compromise Inclusive of Upload Filter

A proposal by the Romanian Council Presidency is currently circulating which sets forth the result of the agreement between France and Germany on the sticking points of the Copyright Directive. The proposal reveals a weakened German position in the negotiations on a European ancillary copyright law, including that of an upload filter. The smallest, small and medium-sized companies will essentially be those who take the hit – as will the Internet itself.
date 2019/02/07
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eco Association Introduces First Members of the New Presidency Committee 1
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eco Association Introduces First Members of the New Presidency Committee

On the occasion of its New Year's reception in Cologne, eco – Association of the Internet introduced the first three members of its recently established Presidency Committee. The role of this committee is to promote interdisciplinary exchange on current digitalization questions. In the coming Presidium meetings, the Association plans to identify the first joint projects requiring the cooperation of all societal stakeholders in the field of digitalization.
date 2019/01/17
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eco Association Comment on European Commission Proposal for .eu Domain Names in a Post-BREXIT Scenario
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eco on the Brexit vote: "Use the time to create legal certainty for the digital industry"

Today's decision by the British Parliament has once again delayed Britain's withdrawal agreement with the EU. The eco Association also sees an opportunity here – namely, that legislators on both sides of the English Channel have gained more time to come up with relevant deals in the areas of data flow, business processes, and the regulation of contracts. Regulation of these areas is of central importance to the digital industry’s ability to continue to work effectively.
date 2019/01/16
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Artificial Intelligence “Made in Germany” Needs High-Performance Digital Infrastructures 1
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Artificial Intelligence “Made in Germany” Needs High-Performance Digital Infrastructures

The main topic of the Digital Summit taking place in Nuremberg on 3 and 4 December is  that of artificial intelligence. AI is a decisive future technology and represents a crucial market for Germany as a digital location. In order to conquer this important technology field, the Alliance to Strengthen Digital Infrastructures in Germany argues that an integrated AI strategy is needed, with high-performance digital infrastructures being a crucial pillar of such a strategy.
date 2018/12/04
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