Toggle navigation eco Press Releases Press Releases Press Distribution List Press DownloadsPress TextPhotographsLogosStudiesAnnual ReportsPortfolio Press eco The Winners of the 20th eco://awards The winners of the 20th eco://awards have been chosen: eco - Association of the Internet Industry has honoured five solutions and one outstanding personality at the eco://awards ceremony. date 2022/06/24 press Policy & Law ICANN Meeting 2023 in Hamburg Important decisions on core functions of the Internet will be taken in Hamburg in 2023: eco - Association of the Internet Industry and DENIC eG, together with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg as host, will organise the 78th meeting of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) from 21 to 26 October 2023. date 2022/06/15 press Policy & Law eco Association on Digital Responsibilities of the German Traffic Light Coalition: “Two Steps Back in Digital Transformation” With ambitious goals, the traffic light coalition has made a strong start in digitalisation and must not now get caught up in the minutiae or in wrangling over responsibilities. Digital transformation will only succeed if it is not weakened by divided leadership, too many responsibilities and bureaucratic red tape. date 2022/06/13 press Datacenter Frankfurt Data Center Location: Digitalisation Enables Climate-Neutral Heating by 2030 Waste heat from data centres ensures more sustainability: eco Alliance in an exchange with Patrick Burghardt, State Secretary for Digital Strategy and Development and CIO of the German Federal State of Hesse, at the Data Center Expert Summit. date 2022/06/09 press Security Agenda of the 12th International Security Days is Online On 29 and 30 September 2022, the Internet Security Days (ISDs) will return to Phantasialand near Cologne. Participants can expect four main topics over two days with approximately 40 exciting presentations. Keynotes will be delivered by Arne Schönbohm and Felix Lindner, among others. date 2022/06/03 press Gaia-X Gaia-X implementation phase starts for GXFS and SCS The two Gaia-X projects Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) and Gaia-X Federation Services (GXFS), which are funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, are combined and tested together on open infrastructure in the now beginning implementation phase. date 2022/06/01 press eco eco Internet Industry Monitor – Update 2022 The Internet Industry Monitor conducted by eco and Arthur D. Little sheds light on the likely effects of the Russian war of aggression on the Internet industry in Germany. Apart from continued inflation and self-imposed restrictions in the industry as a result of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the impact on the German Internet industry is quite limited compared to other industries. date 2022/05/31 press Policy & Law Four Years of the GDPR: eco Association Calls for Uniform Application Across the EU and Germany The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force in Europe for four years. However, there is still uncertainty about its interpretation and implementation. eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls for a uniform application of the GDPR that not only creates legal clarity and the necessary scope for development and innovation but also makes it easier for Internet users to handle. date 2022/05/25 press Policy & Law eco on CSAM Regulation: “Monitoring obligations instead of effective child protection” The European Commission has proposed new legislation to “prevent and combat child sexual abuse”, with which it plans to have extensive search and monitoring obligations, Internet blocking and chat controls implemented. From the perspective of eco, the planned regulation fails to take into account the legitimate fight against illegal Internet content. date 2022/05/12 press Policy & Law Ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court: Online State Searches in Bavaria Partly Illegal The German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) has ruled that the Bavarian Law on the Protection of the Constitution is in large parts not compatible with the German constitution. This applies, among other issues, to the provisions contained therein on online state searches, the tracking of mobile phone terminals, data transmission and blanket data retention. date 2022/04/29 press women.in.tech eco on Girls’ Day: The IT & Tech Industry Badly Needs Female Reinforcement At the age of 15, ten times fewer girls than boys consider taking up a technical profession. In order to counteract this imbalance, to provide impetus to the debate, and to offer recommendations for companies, policymakers, educators and parents, eco - Association of the Internet Industry has published a white paper entitled: "Girls in Tech: A Call to Action" for Girls' Day on 28 April. date 2022/04/27 press Policy & Law ECJ Decision on Upload Filters: A Bad Signal for Online Freedom of Expression Commenting on today’s ECJ judgment which announces that Article 17 of the Copyright Directive is compatible with Union law and which overrules Poland’s complaint, eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme states that the judgment sends out a bad signal for online freedom of expression. date 2022/04/26 press Policy & Law Annual Report 2021: eco Complaints Office Records 50 Percent... Today, Tuesday, the Complaints Office of eco –Association of the Internet Industry is presenting its annual report for the year 2021, where a new high of notified legal violations on the Internet has been recorded. date 2022/04/05 press New Work eco Survey: 74.6 % of Employees in Germany Want to Work Digitally Even After the Pandemic The trend to increasingly use digital technologies to work from home or on the road is expected to continue even after the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of employees in Germany plan to continue to make greater use of digital technologies to work regardless of location. date 2022/03/29 press Policy & Law 100 Days of German Traffic Light Coalition: eco Association Calls for Focus on Future-Oriented Digital Policy The eco Association calls for a focus on future-oriented digital policy. “The German federal government must now finally define and implement relevant projects and plans and quickly present a consistent, cross-departmental digital strategy that defines clear and, above all, measurable goals.” date 2022/03/17 press Security Ukraine Crisis: How Companies Should Prepare for Possible Cyberattacks With the start of the war in Ukraine, critical infrastructure, businesses, and government agencies there became targets of cyberattacks. According to estimates by the BSI and eco Association, Germany has not – yet – become a greater target of cyberattacks. “This situation assessment could change at very short notice, and targeted as well as massive cyberattacks could severely compromise cybersecurity at any time,” says Prof. Norbert Pohlmann. date 2022/03/14 press © eco - Association of the Internet Industry women.in.tech eco Survey for International Women’s Day: Gender Bias at Work – Women More Affected Than Men Women face gender-specific bias in the workplace far more often than men. These are the results of a survey conducted throughout Germany by eco – Association of the Internet Industry in cooperation with the market and opinion research institute Civey*. date 2022/03/04 press Policy & Law eco on the Russian War of Aggression Against Ukraine eco Association and its affiliated organisations are deeply dismayed by what is currently unfolding in Ukraine. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the war of aggression triggered by Russian President Putin, which is clearly contrary to international law, and the suffering it is inflicting. The industry and politics must now work together without any delay to find ways to combat disinformation and possible cybersecurity incidents. date 2022/03/04 press Policy & Law eco Association on the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) Ruling: Law Enforcement is the Responsibility of the State, Not Social Platforms eco Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the decision of the Cologne Administrative Court on the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), which, according to the judges, partially violates EU law. date 2022/03/02 press Policy & Law Ensuring Digital Participation Without Slowing Down Fiber-Optic Rollout In the view of the telecommunications associations ANGA, bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS, eco and VATM, the “right to provision of telecommunications services (RaVT)” contained in the new German Telecommunications Act (TKG) should be implemented in such a way that, in particular, non-line connections via satellite, mobile communications or directional radio can be used for nationwide digital participation for all citizens. date 2022/02/28 press IoT MWC in Barcelona: eco Presents Study on the Smart City Market... Presentation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on 28 February at 10 a.m., at North Rhine-Westphalia Pavilion in Hall 7, Booth C62 Smart City market boom: eco study forecasts over 17 per cent annual growth Digital technologies and applications make an indispensable contribution to achieving the German climate target... date 2022/02/25 press Artificial Intelligence Car Repair 4.0 Project Launches With Funding from the German Ministry for Economic Affairs On 24 February 2022, Dr. Franziska Brantner of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), formally approved the funding for the Car Repair 4.0 consortium. The platform is designed to enable independent car repair shops and SMEs to use AI-based diagnostic procedures to repair and maintain vehicles. date 2022/02/24 press Policy & Law EU Data Act: eco Sets Out the Internet Industry’s Expectations The EU Commission has announced details of the planned Data Act for 23 February 2022. eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme sets out the Internet industry’s expectations. date 2022/02/22 press Policy & Law eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme: Announced Digital Strategy Presents an Opportunity echo Chair of the Board Oliver Süme commented on the German Digital Strategy, which was announced today by Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport. date 2022/02/21 press Gaia-X Gaia-X Federation Services: Start for the Implementation Partners T-Systems International, DAASI International, BigchainDB, Fraunhofer AISEC, ecsec and XLAB are the first to start with GXFS as implementation partners. A series of explainer videos are being released for the general public, and a new blog series about Gaia-X as well as a monthly newsletter keeps interested parties up to date. date 2022/02/21 press Datacenter 5 Facts on the Sustainability Effects of Data Centres: eco Alliance for Digital Infrastructures Calls for Rapid Roll-out of Renewable Energies The digital transformation has an impact on various aspects of sustainability, meaning that the new German traffic light coalition is closely interlinking the topics of digitalisation and sustainability. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany warmly welcomes this development and emphasises just how important the rapid roll-out of renewable energies in Germany is. date 2022/02/16 press Security Call for Papers for the Internet Security Days 2022 – Submit Presentations Now On 29 and 30 September 2022, the Internet Security Days (ISD) will take place once again in Phantasialand near Cologne, Germany. eco and heise Events invite IT security experts, security managers and user companies to exchange views on current threats and security strategies at the 12th ISD. date 2022/02/15 press Domains eco topDNS Initiative Fights DNS Abuse Companies including VeriSign, CentralNic, Public Interest Registry, IQ Global AS and Realtime Register have joined forces under the umbrella of the eco Association to increase the security of the Domain Name System (DNS). date 2022/02/08 press Mobility The Car Repair 4.0 Project Kicks Off And Will Develop Germany-Wide Data Platform for SMEs The starting signal has been given for the Car Repair 4.0 (Autowerkstatt 4.0) project. In it, a consortium of partner companies and research institutes is developing a Germany-wide platform for the trustworthy exchange of industry-specific vehicle data. With the help of the platform, car repair shops can use intelligent fault diagnosis systems date 2022/01/25 press eco eco Association Announces the 2022 Digital Trends This year, it’s not just the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the threatening climate change which will continue to drive forward digital transformation in the economy and society. “Digitalisation is part of the solution to many challenges,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme. date 2022/01/19 press
eco The Winners of the 20th eco://awards The winners of the 20th eco://awards have been chosen: eco - Association of the Internet Industry has honoured five solutions and one outstanding personality at the eco://awards ceremony. date 2022/06/24 press
Policy & Law ICANN Meeting 2023 in Hamburg Important decisions on core functions of the Internet will be taken in Hamburg in 2023: eco - Association of the Internet Industry and DENIC eG, together with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg as host, will organise the 78th meeting of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) from 21 to 26 October 2023. date 2022/06/15 press
Policy & Law eco Association on Digital Responsibilities of the German Traffic Light Coalition: “Two Steps Back in Digital Transformation” With ambitious goals, the traffic light coalition has made a strong start in digitalisation and must not now get caught up in the minutiae or in wrangling over responsibilities. Digital transformation will only succeed if it is not weakened by divided leadership, too many responsibilities and bureaucratic red tape. date 2022/06/13 press
Datacenter Frankfurt Data Center Location: Digitalisation Enables Climate-Neutral Heating by 2030 Waste heat from data centres ensures more sustainability: eco Alliance in an exchange with Patrick Burghardt, State Secretary for Digital Strategy and Development and CIO of the German Federal State of Hesse, at the Data Center Expert Summit. date 2022/06/09 press
Security Agenda of the 12th International Security Days is Online On 29 and 30 September 2022, the Internet Security Days (ISDs) will return to Phantasialand near Cologne. Participants can expect four main topics over two days with approximately 40 exciting presentations. Keynotes will be delivered by Arne Schönbohm and Felix Lindner, among others. date 2022/06/03 press
Gaia-X Gaia-X implementation phase starts for GXFS and SCS The two Gaia-X projects Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) and Gaia-X Federation Services (GXFS), which are funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, are combined and tested together on open infrastructure in the now beginning implementation phase. date 2022/06/01 press
eco eco Internet Industry Monitor – Update 2022 The Internet Industry Monitor conducted by eco and Arthur D. Little sheds light on the likely effects of the Russian war of aggression on the Internet industry in Germany. Apart from continued inflation and self-imposed restrictions in the industry as a result of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the impact on the German Internet industry is quite limited compared to other industries. date 2022/05/31 press
Policy & Law Four Years of the GDPR: eco Association Calls for Uniform Application Across the EU and Germany The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force in Europe for four years. However, there is still uncertainty about its interpretation and implementation. eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls for a uniform application of the GDPR that not only creates legal clarity and the necessary scope for development and innovation but also makes it easier for Internet users to handle. date 2022/05/25 press
Policy & Law eco on CSAM Regulation: “Monitoring obligations instead of effective child protection” The European Commission has proposed new legislation to “prevent and combat child sexual abuse”, with which it plans to have extensive search and monitoring obligations, Internet blocking and chat controls implemented. From the perspective of eco, the planned regulation fails to take into account the legitimate fight against illegal Internet content. date 2022/05/12 press
Policy & Law Ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court: Online State Searches in Bavaria Partly Illegal The German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) has ruled that the Bavarian Law on the Protection of the Constitution is in large parts not compatible with the German constitution. This applies, among other issues, to the provisions contained therein on online state searches, the tracking of mobile phone terminals, data transmission and blanket data retention. date 2022/04/29 press
women.in.tech eco on Girls’ Day: The IT & Tech Industry Badly Needs Female Reinforcement At the age of 15, ten times fewer girls than boys consider taking up a technical profession. In order to counteract this imbalance, to provide impetus to the debate, and to offer recommendations for companies, policymakers, educators and parents, eco - Association of the Internet Industry has published a white paper entitled: "Girls in Tech: A Call to Action" for Girls' Day on 28 April. date 2022/04/27 press
Policy & Law ECJ Decision on Upload Filters: A Bad Signal for Online Freedom of Expression Commenting on today’s ECJ judgment which announces that Article 17 of the Copyright Directive is compatible with Union law and which overrules Poland’s complaint, eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme states that the judgment sends out a bad signal for online freedom of expression. date 2022/04/26 press
Policy & Law Annual Report 2021: eco Complaints Office Records 50 Percent... Today, Tuesday, the Complaints Office of eco –Association of the Internet Industry is presenting its annual report for the year 2021, where a new high of notified legal violations on the Internet has been recorded. date 2022/04/05 press
New Work eco Survey: 74.6 % of Employees in Germany Want to Work Digitally Even After the Pandemic The trend to increasingly use digital technologies to work from home or on the road is expected to continue even after the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of employees in Germany plan to continue to make greater use of digital technologies to work regardless of location. date 2022/03/29 press
Policy & Law 100 Days of German Traffic Light Coalition: eco Association Calls for Focus on Future-Oriented Digital Policy The eco Association calls for a focus on future-oriented digital policy. “The German federal government must now finally define and implement relevant projects and plans and quickly present a consistent, cross-departmental digital strategy that defines clear and, above all, measurable goals.” date 2022/03/17 press
Security Ukraine Crisis: How Companies Should Prepare for Possible Cyberattacks With the start of the war in Ukraine, critical infrastructure, businesses, and government agencies there became targets of cyberattacks. According to estimates by the BSI and eco Association, Germany has not – yet – become a greater target of cyberattacks. “This situation assessment could change at very short notice, and targeted as well as massive cyberattacks could severely compromise cybersecurity at any time,” says Prof. Norbert Pohlmann. date 2022/03/14 press
© eco - Association of the Internet Industry women.in.tech eco Survey for International Women’s Day: Gender Bias at Work – Women More Affected Than Men Women face gender-specific bias in the workplace far more often than men. These are the results of a survey conducted throughout Germany by eco – Association of the Internet Industry in cooperation with the market and opinion research institute Civey*. date 2022/03/04 press
Policy & Law eco on the Russian War of Aggression Against Ukraine eco Association and its affiliated organisations are deeply dismayed by what is currently unfolding in Ukraine. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the war of aggression triggered by Russian President Putin, which is clearly contrary to international law, and the suffering it is inflicting. The industry and politics must now work together without any delay to find ways to combat disinformation and possible cybersecurity incidents. date 2022/03/04 press
Policy & Law eco Association on the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) Ruling: Law Enforcement is the Responsibility of the State, Not Social Platforms eco Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the decision of the Cologne Administrative Court on the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), which, according to the judges, partially violates EU law. date 2022/03/02 press
Policy & Law Ensuring Digital Participation Without Slowing Down Fiber-Optic Rollout In the view of the telecommunications associations ANGA, bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS, eco and VATM, the “right to provision of telecommunications services (RaVT)” contained in the new German Telecommunications Act (TKG) should be implemented in such a way that, in particular, non-line connections via satellite, mobile communications or directional radio can be used for nationwide digital participation for all citizens. date 2022/02/28 press
IoT MWC in Barcelona: eco Presents Study on the Smart City Market... Presentation at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on 28 February at 10 a.m., at North Rhine-Westphalia Pavilion in Hall 7, Booth C62 Smart City market boom: eco study forecasts over 17 per cent annual growth Digital technologies and applications make an indispensable contribution to achieving the German climate target... date 2022/02/25 press
Artificial Intelligence Car Repair 4.0 Project Launches With Funding from the German Ministry for Economic Affairs On 24 February 2022, Dr. Franziska Brantner of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), formally approved the funding for the Car Repair 4.0 consortium. The platform is designed to enable independent car repair shops and SMEs to use AI-based diagnostic procedures to repair and maintain vehicles. date 2022/02/24 press
Policy & Law EU Data Act: eco Sets Out the Internet Industry’s Expectations The EU Commission has announced details of the planned Data Act for 23 February 2022. eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme sets out the Internet industry’s expectations. date 2022/02/22 press
Policy & Law eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme: Announced Digital Strategy Presents an Opportunity echo Chair of the Board Oliver Süme commented on the German Digital Strategy, which was announced today by Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport. date 2022/02/21 press
Gaia-X Gaia-X Federation Services: Start for the Implementation Partners T-Systems International, DAASI International, BigchainDB, Fraunhofer AISEC, ecsec and XLAB are the first to start with GXFS as implementation partners. A series of explainer videos are being released for the general public, and a new blog series about Gaia-X as well as a monthly newsletter keeps interested parties up to date. date 2022/02/21 press
Datacenter 5 Facts on the Sustainability Effects of Data Centres: eco Alliance for Digital Infrastructures Calls for Rapid Roll-out of Renewable Energies The digital transformation has an impact on various aspects of sustainability, meaning that the new German traffic light coalition is closely interlinking the topics of digitalisation and sustainability. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany warmly welcomes this development and emphasises just how important the rapid roll-out of renewable energies in Germany is. date 2022/02/16 press
Security Call for Papers for the Internet Security Days 2022 – Submit Presentations Now On 29 and 30 September 2022, the Internet Security Days (ISD) will take place once again in Phantasialand near Cologne, Germany. eco and heise Events invite IT security experts, security managers and user companies to exchange views on current threats and security strategies at the 12th ISD. date 2022/02/15 press
Domains eco topDNS Initiative Fights DNS Abuse Companies including VeriSign, CentralNic, Public Interest Registry, IQ Global AS and Realtime Register have joined forces under the umbrella of the eco Association to increase the security of the Domain Name System (DNS). date 2022/02/08 press
Mobility The Car Repair 4.0 Project Kicks Off And Will Develop Germany-Wide Data Platform for SMEs The starting signal has been given for the Car Repair 4.0 (Autowerkstatt 4.0) project. In it, a consortium of partner companies and research institutes is developing a Germany-wide platform for the trustworthy exchange of industry-specific vehicle data. With the help of the platform, car repair shops can use intelligent fault diagnosis systems date 2022/01/25 press
eco eco Association Announces the 2022 Digital Trends This year, it’s not just the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the threatening climate change which will continue to drive forward digital transformation in the economy and society. “Digitalisation is part of the solution to many challenges,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme. date 2022/01/19 press
