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eco: German Government’s Digital Council Must Now Quickly Provide Answers

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.”

date 2018/08/22

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eco: Interim Reports Show That The Network Enforcement Act Is And Will Remain Superfluous

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.

date 2018/07/27

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eco: Artificial Intelligence Needs a High-Performance Digital Infrastructure

eco urges the German federal government to adopt a constructive approach to ethical questions regarding AI and digitalization and stresses that a perfectly functioning ecosystem of hardware and key software technologies provides the ideal basis for secure and trustworthy AI applications.  

date 2018/07/11

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Networks

eco: New Funding Policy of the BMVI is Not a Mega-Upgrade for Broadband Expansion

The BMVI has just published its new funding policy for Germany’s broadband development program. From the point of view of eco, the reconfiguration of the funding program is an important, but by no means major, step on the road to implementing gigabit networks. An urgent need for action nonetheless remains.

date 2018/07/11

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Policy & Law

EU Decision Against Upload Filters & EU Ancillary Copyright

"The EU has taken the opportunity today to maintain the open and decentralized structure of the Internet. This is a victory for freedom of expression on the Internet."

date 2018/07/05

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eco Association Criticizes EU Plans for Upload Filters

In considering the final declaration of last week’s EU summit, eco – Association of the Internet Industry cautions once again against the legal introduction of upload filters in Europe.

date 2018/07/02

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German Bundestag Establishes Commission of Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence

The German Bundestag has established a Commission of Inquiry to clarify ethical questions regarding Artificial Intelligence. eco welcomes the decision and hopes that the commission recognizes the opportunities and potential of AI.

date 2018/06/28

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Domains

Hamburg to Welcome ICANN Conference 2020

The City of Hamburg, as joint hosts with the eco Association and DENIC, to welcome the international Internet community for the 2020 conference and AGM of ICANN, the global coordinator of domain name administration.

date 2018/06/27

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Networks

Internet Broadband Expansion: South Korea Already Leading by 1:0

The World Cup viewing really goes to show just how strongly the demands on digital infrastructures in Germany are growing, but fiber optic expansion in South Korea far further along than in Germany.

date 2018/06/26

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eco on EU Parliament Copyright Decision: “The Internet will be fundamentally changed”

The EU Parliament’s legal affairs committee (JURI) has today voted on the planned copyright reform, and is following the Council of Ministers, which in May presented a joint proposal of the EU Member States as a basis for negotiation on the reform.

date 2018/06/20

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eco: EU Must Overhaul Copyright Directive

On 20 June, the JURI Committee of the European Parliament will vote on the Copyright Directive, setting the course for the final negotiations in the trilogue with the Commission and the Council.

date 2018/06/19

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Model Declaratory Action is Coming, German Coalition Wants to Make Cease-and-Desist Letters More Difficult

In the course of consultations for the introduction of model declaratory action, the German Bundestag has also come to an agreement on a resolution on “cease-and-desist” letters.

date 2018/06/14

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Companies Demand: German Federal Government Must Develop Strategy for Strengthening Germany as a Digital Location

New study demonstrates poor political framework conditions for operators of digital infrastructures in Germany - Considering their economic importance for Germany, the operators of digital infrastructure here are currently afforded no adequate political support or subsidization.

date 2018/06/12

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eco: Plan by Ministers of the Interior to Delete Terrorist Content Is Unrealistic and Will Promote an Indiscriminate Culture of Deletion on the Internet

In a letter to the EU Commission made public yesterday, the Ministers of the Interior of Germany and France called for legislation to combat terrorist propaganda on online platforms. For Oliver Süme, Chair of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, the proposal for such legislation is inexplicable.

date 2018/06/05

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How Companies Meet the GDPR Requirements: eco Association Answers the Most Important Questions

Today, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force in order to strengthen the legal rights of European citizens to have their personal data protected. For companies, it means that they have to adhere to stricter requirements when it comes to customer data and its further processing.

date 2018/05/28

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