Toggle navigation eco Press Releases Press Releases Press Center Press DownloadsPress TextPhotographsLogosStudiesAnnual Reports eco Start of the German EU Council Presidency: Association of the Internet Industry Presents 6 Requirements for Greater Digitalisation in Europe To mark the start of the German EU Council Presidency, the Association of the Internet Industry has compiled a 6-point catalogue of requirements for Europe’s digitalisation. eco also calls for a pan-European Digitalisation Roundtable comprised of national representatives of the Internet industry. date 2020/07/01 press eco Happy Birthday: eco celebrates 25 years of Internet with Responsibility The association is celebrating this online with members, friends and partners within the framework of a big birthday show, which will review the decisive developments of the commercial Internet in Germany under the motto "25 years of Internet with Responsibility". date 2020/06/26 press Law & Regulation GDPR Evaluation: eco Calls for Clear Rules and Assistance for SMEs The GDPR has been in force since 25 May 2018. Under the law, the EU Commission is obliged to submit an initial evaluation report to the EU Parliament and Council within two years, a report which was published today. From the perspective of the eco Association, despite initial concerns, the GDPR has after two years now established itself as a fundamentally appropriate regulatory instrument – but there is still room for improvement in its implementation for SMEs. date 2020/06/24 press Security Detect IoT Hazards: AV-TEST and eco Cooperate in Securing IoT Devices and Services From today forward, the AV-TEST Institute, in cooperation with the eco Association, will complement the extensive data spectrum of its AV-ATLAS Threat Intelligence with real-time monitoring data of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and services. date 2020/06/22 press eco Internet Infrastructure Will Benefit From Corona in the Medium-Term Despite Corona, the infrastructure layer will grow from 28.7 billion Euros (2019) to 30.3 billion Euros in 2020, thus growing faster than the other segments of the Internet industry The Corona crisis leads to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent higher than originally expected for the Internet infrastructure from 2022 Corona... date 2020/06/18 press Law & Regulation eco: “With the reformed Network Enforcement Act, German lawmakers are widely overshooting the mark when it comes to effective law enforcement on the Internet” Hate and incitement to hatred have no place on the Internet. eco fully endorses this view and is an active advocate for an Internet with responsibility. But eco still sees a substantial need for improvement in the drafts for the revision of the German NetzDG, presented by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV). date 2020/06/17 press Bild: imago images / epd Law & Regulation eco on the New Corona App: "If we achieve a breakthrough, the technology can save lives!" This Tuesday morning, the German government, the Robert Koch Institute and participating companies presented the German federal government's new COVID-19 tracking app, the Corona WarnApp. eco – Association of the Internet Industry, which has actively accompanied the discussion on the development of the new app from the very beginning, advocates the use of the data protection-compliant app and hopes for broad acceptance within the German population. However, eco rejects a legal obligation to install the app. date 2020/06/16 press Law & Regulation eco on new EU Measures: Combating Disinformation on the Internet is a Social Problem The EU Commission presented new measures to combat disinformation in connection with the coronavirus on 10 June 2020. With the new guidelines, operators of social networks are now to report monthly on how they deal with false information about the COVID-19 pandemic. date 2020/06/15 press Long exposure taken in the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland. Law & Regulation eco on the Planned Right to Fast Internet: Expansion Obligations are Counterproductive eco: a legally and planning secure regulatory environment is the basic prerequisite for the predominantly private-sector expansion of gigabit networks as the most important pillar for achieving the German and European gigabit targets. The association views an expansion obligation with concern. date 2020/06/15 press Law & Regulation eco Association: Recovery Package Must Provide the Necessary Boost to Innovation and Modernisation after Corona Responding to the impact of the Corona pandemic and the deteriorating global economic situation, the German coalition agreed on Wednesday evening to a historically-significant economic recovery package to the tune of 130 billion Euro for this and next year. The eco Association welcomes the fact that a share of the budget will also be used to promote digital technologies. date 2020/06/05 press © NicoElNino | istockphoto.com Cloud Computing GAIA-X: Shaping Our Joint Opportunity on the International Stage On 4 June 2020, Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economics and Finance, discussed the GAIA-X venture. Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Germany, participated in the subsequent Virtual Expert Forum. date 2020/06/04 press © ChakisAtelier Security eco Comments on German IT Security Act 2.0: Snooping clauses are not an option For the Association of the Internet Industry, the responsibilities and liability for IT security must be regulated in a balanced manner within the framework of the IT-SiG 2.0 and security gaps must be closed quickly: State back-doors and the targeted weakening of encryption are counterproductive for IT security and jeopardise confidence in the use of digital services. date 2020/05/28 press Law & Regulation eco on the German High Court Ruling: More Legal Certainty in Dealing with Cookies The Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the fact that the judgement has removed ambiguities in the setting of personal cookies and that the handling of data has been regulated uniformly at European level. date 2020/05/28 press © metamorworks | istockphoto.com Law & Regulation NetzDG 2020 Reloaded: Association of the Internet Industry urges political debate on how to deal with illegal content on the Internet eco publishes guidelines on the current reform of the German Network Enforcement Act: The Association of the Internet Industry supports the containment of hate, incitement and right-wing extremism as well as the fight against illegal content on the internet. The controversial law continues to cause fierce debate due to an obligation to surrender passwords as well as a duty to disclosure inventory and usage data by telemedia service providers. date 2020/05/28 press Law & Regulation In the Course of its EU Council Presidency, Germany Must Digitally Strengthen Europe! eco draws up a 6-point catalogue of requirements from the Internet industry for the strengthening of Europe as a digital location date 2020/05/08 press Datacenter eco Alliance Reinforces German Energy Minister’s Demand for Abolition of the EEG Levy The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association, welcomes the decision of the energy ministers and senators of the German states to reduce electricity costs and thereby initiate a sustainable energy transition economic programme. date 2020/05/06 press New Work More Women in Tech: A Serious Competitive Advantage for... It’s no secret that, in the Internet industry, there are currently far less women employed as specialists than men. Across the globe, women represent just one quarter of tech specialists, while in Europe, just one sixth of such roles are occupied by women. In order to support companies in their efforts to access the world’s greatest untapped pool of talent, today the eco Association has published a study and guide “Women in Tech Across the Globe: A Good Practice Guide for Companies”. date 2020/05/06 press Law & Regulation eco Study Shows: Corona Crisis Also Impacts the Internet Industry in Germany – Despite Short-Term Shocks, Long-Term Positive Effects Predominate The lock down measures implemented in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic are leading to negative consequences for all economic sectors. This will also slow the previous growth of the Internet industry in Germany. However, these negative effects are expected to be fully compensated for by the end of 2022. The prerequisite for this, however, is that the economy must be ramped up again as far as possible in 2020. This is the conclusion reached by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and the management consultancy Arthur D. Little in preliminary extracts of the study “The Internet Industry 2020 – 2025”, which presents current industry trends and growth forecasts every five years. date 2020/05/05 press © xpoint Law & Regulation Association of the Internet Industry: GDPR Must Overcome Bureaucratic Hurdles To Become a Gamechanger eco formulates 5 points for the revision of the GDPR: Since May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has regulated how public authorities, companies, associations, organizations or, for example, hospitals may handle citizens' data. Now the first official evaluation of the much-discussed regulation is due. eco – Association of the Internet still sees too many unresolved legal questions and practical problems that arise during implementation. date 2020/05/05 press Security eco Association: More Cyber Hygiene in Times of the Coronavirus Cyber criminals are on a roll at the moment, with many successful phishing attacks being launched via corona-related domains. These criminals are putting companies and health care facilities at risk. The eco Association and the eco member SoSafe offer organizations tips on how to protect themselves against such attacks. date 2020/04/07 press Law & Regulation Corona Stop App: “Digital technologies can accelerate the fight against the pandemic” The Association of the Internet Industry is in favor of the use of a tracking app in the COVID-19 crisis, if this application is designed in accordance with data protection regulations and if users can install the app on a voluntary basis. date 2020/04/02 press Law & Regulation eco Complaints Office Launches 2019 Annual Report Online In an eco webinar yesterday, the Head of the eco Complaints Office Alexandra Koch-Skiba launched the Complaints Office's new Annual Report for 2019 together with Maximilian Schubert, President of EuroISPA. With this annual report, the eco Complaints Office looks back on a labor-intensive year: with 4,654 cases, the office recorded by far the highest number of justified complaints to date. date 2020/03/31 press New Work eco Survey Reveals: 85 Percent of the German Workforce Values the Opportunities of Mobile Working 85 percent of employees in Germany are in favor of virtual working in light of the current crisis situation, as a representative survey of some 2,500 employees reveals. Experts from the eco Association provide concrete tips on how companies can remain up and running, in spite of the coronavirus outbreak. date 2020/03/23 press © NicoElNino | istockphoto.com Law & Regulation Corona Pandemic: Digital Infrastructure Particularly Important for the Economy and Society in Times of Crisis Beyond, of course, the health consequences and the impact on public life, the worldwide spread of COVID-19 means that many people are now staying put at home. This also has an impact on Internet use: With 9.1 Terabit data per second, the Frankfurt Internet exchange DE-CIX set a new world record on 10 March. This shows that functioning digital infrastructures are indispensable for a functioning economic structure and social life and are needed more urgently than ever in Europe. date 2020/03/13 press Law & Regulation eco on European Industrial Strategy: “Europe Mustn’t Allow Itself to be Overtaken by China and Silicon Valley” Today, the EU Commission is presenting its concepts for both an industrial and an SME strategy. The eco Association believes that an EU-wide strategy is urgently needed in the context of international competition, in order to maintain and strengthen the European economy in the long term. date 2020/03/10 press eco Karl-Heinz Land New Member of eco Presidency Committee The entrepreneur and German IT industry pioneer is an advocate of strong partnerships between Internet companies and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). date 2020/03/05 press Law & Regulation Environmental Digital Agenda: Digital Industry as Part of the Solution for Achieving Climate Targets Today, the German Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze presented Germany’s Environmental Digital Agenda. On this topic, Dr. Béla Waldhauser – Spokesperson of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, which was founded two years ago under the umbrella of eco – had the following to say: “Digitalization and digital enterprises form part of the solution to achieving climate goals.” date 2020/03/02 press eco AI-Project Service-Meister is Launched The Service-Meister project was formally launched in Frankfurt am Main on 11 February 2020. Service-Meister was chosen for funding as part of the AI innovation competition of the German government. date 2020/02/18 press Law & Regulation eco Association on European AI and Data Strategies: AI & Data Policy As Two Sides of the Same Coin The EU Commission has scheduled two groundbreaking digital policy papers to be launched on 19th February: the AI White Paper and the Data Strategy. In the opinion of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, this combination makes good sense: “A clear AI policy and a clear data policy are two sides of the same coin,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver J. Süme. date 2020/02/17 press Cloud Computing Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and EuroCloud_eco Sign Cooperation Agreement The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), eco – Association of the Internet Industry, and EuroCloud Deutschland_eco have joined forces. Norbert Pohlmann, Board Member of eco and EuroCloud, and Linda Strick, Director CSA EMEA, signed an agreement to this effect today in Berlin. date 2020/02/12 press
eco Start of the German EU Council Presidency: Association of the Internet Industry Presents 6 Requirements for Greater Digitalisation in Europe To mark the start of the German EU Council Presidency, the Association of the Internet Industry has compiled a 6-point catalogue of requirements for Europe’s digitalisation. eco also calls for a pan-European Digitalisation Roundtable comprised of national representatives of the Internet industry. date 2020/07/01 press
eco Happy Birthday: eco celebrates 25 years of Internet with Responsibility The association is celebrating this online with members, friends and partners within the framework of a big birthday show, which will review the decisive developments of the commercial Internet in Germany under the motto "25 years of Internet with Responsibility". date 2020/06/26 press
Law & Regulation GDPR Evaluation: eco Calls for Clear Rules and Assistance for SMEs The GDPR has been in force since 25 May 2018. Under the law, the EU Commission is obliged to submit an initial evaluation report to the EU Parliament and Council within two years, a report which was published today. From the perspective of the eco Association, despite initial concerns, the GDPR has after two years now established itself as a fundamentally appropriate regulatory instrument – but there is still room for improvement in its implementation for SMEs. date 2020/06/24 press
Security Detect IoT Hazards: AV-TEST and eco Cooperate in Securing IoT Devices and Services From today forward, the AV-TEST Institute, in cooperation with the eco Association, will complement the extensive data spectrum of its AV-ATLAS Threat Intelligence with real-time monitoring data of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and services. date 2020/06/22 press
eco Internet Infrastructure Will Benefit From Corona in the Medium-Term Despite Corona, the infrastructure layer will grow from 28.7 billion Euros (2019) to 30.3 billion Euros in 2020, thus growing faster than the other segments of the Internet industry The Corona crisis leads to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent higher than originally expected for the Internet infrastructure from 2022 Corona... date 2020/06/18 press
Law & Regulation eco: “With the reformed Network Enforcement Act, German lawmakers are widely overshooting the mark when it comes to effective law enforcement on the Internet” Hate and incitement to hatred have no place on the Internet. eco fully endorses this view and is an active advocate for an Internet with responsibility. But eco still sees a substantial need for improvement in the drafts for the revision of the German NetzDG, presented by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV). date 2020/06/17 press
Bild: imago images / epd Law & Regulation eco on the New Corona App: "If we achieve a breakthrough, the technology can save lives!" This Tuesday morning, the German government, the Robert Koch Institute and participating companies presented the German federal government's new COVID-19 tracking app, the Corona WarnApp. eco – Association of the Internet Industry, which has actively accompanied the discussion on the development of the new app from the very beginning, advocates the use of the data protection-compliant app and hopes for broad acceptance within the German population. However, eco rejects a legal obligation to install the app. date 2020/06/16 press
Law & Regulation eco on new EU Measures: Combating Disinformation on the Internet is a Social Problem The EU Commission presented new measures to combat disinformation in connection with the coronavirus on 10 June 2020. With the new guidelines, operators of social networks are now to report monthly on how they deal with false information about the COVID-19 pandemic. date 2020/06/15 press
Long exposure taken in the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland. Law & Regulation eco on the Planned Right to Fast Internet: Expansion Obligations are Counterproductive eco: a legally and planning secure regulatory environment is the basic prerequisite for the predominantly private-sector expansion of gigabit networks as the most important pillar for achieving the German and European gigabit targets. The association views an expansion obligation with concern. date 2020/06/15 press
Law & Regulation eco Association: Recovery Package Must Provide the Necessary Boost to Innovation and Modernisation after Corona Responding to the impact of the Corona pandemic and the deteriorating global economic situation, the German coalition agreed on Wednesday evening to a historically-significant economic recovery package to the tune of 130 billion Euro for this and next year. The eco Association welcomes the fact that a share of the budget will also be used to promote digital technologies. date 2020/06/05 press
© NicoElNino | istockphoto.com Cloud Computing GAIA-X: Shaping Our Joint Opportunity on the International Stage On 4 June 2020, Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economics and Finance, discussed the GAIA-X venture. Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Germany, participated in the subsequent Virtual Expert Forum. date 2020/06/04 press
© ChakisAtelier Security eco Comments on German IT Security Act 2.0: Snooping clauses are not an option For the Association of the Internet Industry, the responsibilities and liability for IT security must be regulated in a balanced manner within the framework of the IT-SiG 2.0 and security gaps must be closed quickly: State back-doors and the targeted weakening of encryption are counterproductive for IT security and jeopardise confidence in the use of digital services. date 2020/05/28 press
Law & Regulation eco on the German High Court Ruling: More Legal Certainty in Dealing with Cookies The Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the fact that the judgement has removed ambiguities in the setting of personal cookies and that the handling of data has been regulated uniformly at European level. date 2020/05/28 press
© metamorworks | istockphoto.com Law & Regulation NetzDG 2020 Reloaded: Association of the Internet Industry urges political debate on how to deal with illegal content on the Internet eco publishes guidelines on the current reform of the German Network Enforcement Act: The Association of the Internet Industry supports the containment of hate, incitement and right-wing extremism as well as the fight against illegal content on the internet. The controversial law continues to cause fierce debate due to an obligation to surrender passwords as well as a duty to disclosure inventory and usage data by telemedia service providers. date 2020/05/28 press
Law & Regulation In the Course of its EU Council Presidency, Germany Must Digitally Strengthen Europe! eco draws up a 6-point catalogue of requirements from the Internet industry for the strengthening of Europe as a digital location date 2020/05/08 press
Datacenter eco Alliance Reinforces German Energy Minister’s Demand for Abolition of the EEG Levy The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association, welcomes the decision of the energy ministers and senators of the German states to reduce electricity costs and thereby initiate a sustainable energy transition economic programme. date 2020/05/06 press
New Work More Women in Tech: A Serious Competitive Advantage for... It’s no secret that, in the Internet industry, there are currently far less women employed as specialists than men. Across the globe, women represent just one quarter of tech specialists, while in Europe, just one sixth of such roles are occupied by women. In order to support companies in their efforts to access the world’s greatest untapped pool of talent, today the eco Association has published a study and guide “Women in Tech Across the Globe: A Good Practice Guide for Companies”. date 2020/05/06 press
Law & Regulation eco Study Shows: Corona Crisis Also Impacts the Internet Industry in Germany – Despite Short-Term Shocks, Long-Term Positive Effects Predominate The lock down measures implemented in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic are leading to negative consequences for all economic sectors. This will also slow the previous growth of the Internet industry in Germany. However, these negative effects are expected to be fully compensated for by the end of 2022. The prerequisite for this, however, is that the economy must be ramped up again as far as possible in 2020. This is the conclusion reached by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and the management consultancy Arthur D. Little in preliminary extracts of the study “The Internet Industry 2020 – 2025”, which presents current industry trends and growth forecasts every five years. date 2020/05/05 press
© xpoint Law & Regulation Association of the Internet Industry: GDPR Must Overcome Bureaucratic Hurdles To Become a Gamechanger eco formulates 5 points for the revision of the GDPR: Since May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has regulated how public authorities, companies, associations, organizations or, for example, hospitals may handle citizens' data. Now the first official evaluation of the much-discussed regulation is due. eco – Association of the Internet still sees too many unresolved legal questions and practical problems that arise during implementation. date 2020/05/05 press
Security eco Association: More Cyber Hygiene in Times of the Coronavirus Cyber criminals are on a roll at the moment, with many successful phishing attacks being launched via corona-related domains. These criminals are putting companies and health care facilities at risk. The eco Association and the eco member SoSafe offer organizations tips on how to protect themselves against such attacks. date 2020/04/07 press
Law & Regulation Corona Stop App: “Digital technologies can accelerate the fight against the pandemic” The Association of the Internet Industry is in favor of the use of a tracking app in the COVID-19 crisis, if this application is designed in accordance with data protection regulations and if users can install the app on a voluntary basis. date 2020/04/02 press
Law & Regulation eco Complaints Office Launches 2019 Annual Report Online In an eco webinar yesterday, the Head of the eco Complaints Office Alexandra Koch-Skiba launched the Complaints Office's new Annual Report for 2019 together with Maximilian Schubert, President of EuroISPA. With this annual report, the eco Complaints Office looks back on a labor-intensive year: with 4,654 cases, the office recorded by far the highest number of justified complaints to date. date 2020/03/31 press
New Work eco Survey Reveals: 85 Percent of the German Workforce Values the Opportunities of Mobile Working 85 percent of employees in Germany are in favor of virtual working in light of the current crisis situation, as a representative survey of some 2,500 employees reveals. Experts from the eco Association provide concrete tips on how companies can remain up and running, in spite of the coronavirus outbreak. date 2020/03/23 press
© NicoElNino | istockphoto.com Law & Regulation Corona Pandemic: Digital Infrastructure Particularly Important for the Economy and Society in Times of Crisis Beyond, of course, the health consequences and the impact on public life, the worldwide spread of COVID-19 means that many people are now staying put at home. This also has an impact on Internet use: With 9.1 Terabit data per second, the Frankfurt Internet exchange DE-CIX set a new world record on 10 March. This shows that functioning digital infrastructures are indispensable for a functioning economic structure and social life and are needed more urgently than ever in Europe. date 2020/03/13 press
Law & Regulation eco on European Industrial Strategy: “Europe Mustn’t Allow Itself to be Overtaken by China and Silicon Valley” Today, the EU Commission is presenting its concepts for both an industrial and an SME strategy. The eco Association believes that an EU-wide strategy is urgently needed in the context of international competition, in order to maintain and strengthen the European economy in the long term. date 2020/03/10 press
eco Karl-Heinz Land New Member of eco Presidency Committee The entrepreneur and German IT industry pioneer is an advocate of strong partnerships between Internet companies and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). date 2020/03/05 press
Law & Regulation Environmental Digital Agenda: Digital Industry as Part of the Solution for Achieving Climate Targets Today, the German Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze presented Germany’s Environmental Digital Agenda. On this topic, Dr. Béla Waldhauser – Spokesperson of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, which was founded two years ago under the umbrella of eco – had the following to say: “Digitalization and digital enterprises form part of the solution to achieving climate goals.” date 2020/03/02 press
eco AI-Project Service-Meister is Launched The Service-Meister project was formally launched in Frankfurt am Main on 11 February 2020. Service-Meister was chosen for funding as part of the AI innovation competition of the German government. date 2020/02/18 press
Law & Regulation eco Association on European AI and Data Strategies: AI & Data Policy As Two Sides of the Same Coin The EU Commission has scheduled two groundbreaking digital policy papers to be launched on 19th February: the AI White Paper and the Data Strategy. In the opinion of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, this combination makes good sense: “A clear AI policy and a clear data policy are two sides of the same coin,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver J. Süme. date 2020/02/17 press
Cloud Computing Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and EuroCloud_eco Sign Cooperation Agreement The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), eco – Association of the Internet Industry, and EuroCloud Deutschland_eco have joined forces. Norbert Pohlmann, Board Member of eco and EuroCloud, and Linda Strick, Director CSA EMEA, signed an agreement to this effect today in Berlin. date 2020/02/12 press
