eco: Plan by Ministers of the Interior to Delete Terrorist Content Is Unrealistic and Will Promote an Indiscriminate Culture of Deletion on the Internet
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eco on EU Ethics Guidelines for AI: Promoting Societal Discourse on Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence

Commenting on the new guidelines for the ethical use of artificial intelligence presented by the EU Commission, eco Chair Oliver J. Süme welcomes the EU's message concerning the development of trustworthy AI applications. With its own guidelines for handling AI, as well as a Digital Ethics Compendium, the eco Association is helping to promote a whole-society discourse on responsibility for artificial intelligence.
date 2019/04/08
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BMWi Innovation Competition: eco-Supported AI Consortium Receives Funding Approval
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BMWi Innovation Competition: eco-Supported AI Consortium Receives Funding Approval

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to ensure the competitiveness of German SMEs in the long term. eco – Association of the Internet Industry is a network partner of a consortium which has developed a project proposal on how to best use AI to do so. The project has now been recommended for funding based on the positive reviews of the judges of the innovation competition “Artificial Intelligence as a Driver for Economically-Relevant Ecosystems” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
date 2019/04/02
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European Copyright Law Including Upload Filter Is On Its Way: “This Decision Will Fundamentally Change the Internet”
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European Copyright Law Including Upload Filter Is On Its Way: “This Decision Will Fundamentally Change the Internet”

Today, the European Parliament cast its final vote on the European Copyright Directive. With its decision in favor of a European copyright law which includes a European ancillary copyright law and the introduction of upload filters, the European Parliament is flying in the face of a broad alliance comprised of civil society, academics, the digital industry, and Internet politicians – but also journalists, authors, and content creators.
date 2019/03/26
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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: Plan by Ministers of the Interior to Delete Terrorist Content Is Unrealistic and Will Promote an Indiscriminate Culture of Deletion on the Internet
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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

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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Colocation Data Centers Tagged for German Blue Angel 3
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Colocation Data Centers Tagged for German Blue Angel

The Blue Angel, which has been awarded to particularly environmentally-friendly products and services since 1978, also has colocation data centers in its sights. The German Federal Environment Agency is currently working with interested experts to develop an appropriate concept. The eco Association welcomes the opportunity for German data center operators to pit energy efficiency as a competitive advantage.
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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