Toggle navigation eco Press Releases Press Releases Press Distribution List Press DownloadsPress TextPhotographsLogosStudiesAnnual ReportsPortfolio Press © The7Dew | istockphoto.com E-Mail eco Survey: 40 Years After the First Email in Germany, Electronic Mail Remains the Most Popular Means of Communication Even after 40 years of email in Germany, electronic mail remains the most popular means of communication. Email is by far the most frequently used means of communication, particularly in a professional context, but three quarters of the German population (75.8%) also regularly send emails in their private lives. date 2024/07/26 press Policy & Law NIS2 in the German Federal Cabinet: eco Warns of Insufficient Preparation of German Companies for New Cybersecurity Regulation After several attempts, the German federal government today passed a draft bill in the cabinet before the end of the implementation deadline. date 2024/07/24 press Security Security Update Causes Chaos: eco Comments on Technical Problems at Berlin Airport and Worldwide Today, airports around the world, including BER, banks, and even the London Stock Exchange are struggling with technical problems. date 2024/07/19 press Policy & Law German Federal Government Publishes Takedown Report on Child Sexual Abuse Material 2023: German Complaints Offices Fulfil Important Function in Reporting, Processing Reports and Takedown The German federal government today published the evaluation report on the takedown of child sexual abuse material on the Internet for the year 2023. date 2024/07/17 press Datacenter eco Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures Appeals: Federal Budget and Growth Initiative Must Drive Expansion of the Digital Ecosystem at All Levels Today, Wednesday, the German federal government’s Growth Initiative is to be approved by the cabinet along with the 2025 federal budget. This includes ambitious plans for the expansion of AI data centres and improvement in the framework conditions for data centre operators. date 2024/07/17 press KRITIS NIS2: eco Association Names Nine Building Blocks for Secure OT (Operational Technology) Number of organisations regulated by NIS2 and KRITIS umbrella expands to over 30,000. eco Association provides 9 tips to increase the cyber resilience of industrial control systems. date 2024/07/11 press eco eco Survey: Germans Wish for Better Internet When Travelling A recent survey by eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows that many people in Germany are still dissatisfied with the digital infrastructure. This is particularly true for train journrys, where one in three (35.5%) say they would like better mobile Internet. date 2024/07/08 press Artificial Intelligence eco YouGov Survey Shows That Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Particular Are Reluctant to Use AI The use of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy at many German companies, as a representative survey of 543 corporate decision-makers conducted by YouGov2 on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows. One trend is clear: the fewer employees a company has, the less artificial intelligence is used. date 2024/06/20 press Policy & Law eco Criticises CSAM Proposal: EU-Wide Messenger Surveillance Jeopardises EU Law and Encryption Integrity The Association of the Internet Industry criticises the current proposal for the CSAM Regulation. This envisages that communication services can be obliged to standardly search users’ personal images and videos upon request. date 2024/06/20 press Policy & Law Digital Public Administration: eco Calls for Sanctions and Consistent Implementation of German Online Access Act 2.0 An agreement has been met on the German Online Access Act (OZG) 2.0 to enhance digital public administration, including renaming the "Bund-ID" to "Deutschland-ID". The eco Association urges for enforceable deadlines to ensure the digitalisation of nearly 600 administrative services by 2028. date 2024/06/14 press Datacenter YouGov Survey Shows: European Championships Lead to Increased Access to the Internet and Online Services When the kick-off of this year’s European Football Championship (EC) sounds tomorrow (Friday), Internet usage will also increase significantly. A total of 61 per cent of Germans are planning to watch this year’s European Championship. date 2024/06/13 press Policy & Law eco Criticises the New CSAM Regulation Proposal: New Upload Moderation Incompatible with EU Law and Integrity of Encryption Mechanisms The Belgian EU Council Presidency is pushing hard for a last-minute compromise on the CSAM Regulation. In recent weeks, Belgium has repeatedly formulated compromise proposals in order to gain a majority among the EU Member States, just before the end of the Presidency. However, the latest proposal is once again strongly criticised by eco, given that it poses a clear threat to end-to-end encryption and is incompatible with EU law. date 2024/06/12 press Policy & Law eco Association on the Outcome of the European Election: It is the Responsibility of Democratic Parties to Continue Shaping the Digital Transformation in Europe The day after the EU elections, it is clear that a shift to the right is emerging in Europe. eco – Association of the Internet Industry now appeals to the democratic responsibility of all political parties to drive forward the digital transformation in Europe. date 2024/06/10 press Artificial Intelligence eco YouGov Survey: One Third of German Companies Are Sleeping Through the AI Revolution Pioneering companies in Germany are developing and implementing innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence in close collaboration with technology groups. However, the use of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy among German companies, as highlighted by a representative survey of 543 corporate decision-makers conducted by YouGov2 on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows. date 2024/06/07 press Policy & Law Digital Policy EU Election Manifesto Check by eco – Association of the Internet Industry Shows: Many Parties Fail to Recognise the Importance of Digital Infrastructures The European elections will take place on Sunday, 9 June 2024. Against this backdrop, eco – Association of the Internet Industry has analysed the election manifestos of the CDU/CSU, SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens, and FDP regarding the parties’ digital policy priorities and plans. date 2024/06/04 press KRITIS Cybersecurity: Only a Few Companies in Germany Are Prepared for NIS2 eco survey reveals: One-third of the surveyed IT decision-makers have not yet taken any measures to fulfil the increased security requirements of NIS2. date 2024/06/03 press Policy & Law eco Association Publishes Agenda for European Digital Policy: Eight Key Demands of the Internet Industry for a Digital Europe On the occasion of the upcoming EU elections on 9 June 2024, the eco Association has published the agenda for the Digital Policy for Europe 2024-2029. In a total of eight fields of action, the association formulates the industry’s key demands for European digital policy in the coming legislative term. date 2024/05/27 press Datacenter eco Alliance on the German Energy Efficiency Act Amendment Bill: German Federal Government Must Now Prioritise Implementability The German Federal Cabinet approved the draft bill to amend the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) on 22 May 2024. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany is in favour of using the opportunity to implement measures for a more realistic implementation of the requirements and international comparability in addition to the formal adjustments to align the EnEfG with the reporting obligations of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). date 2024/05/26 press Cloud Computing Encrypted Cloud Data Is Important to Germans Germans pay attention to security features when choosing cloud storage: 27.2 per cent consider encrypted transmission and encrypted storage of data in the cloud to be important. Another important argument in favour of a provider is whether they offer a lot of free storage space. date 2024/05/26 press Policy & Law eco on the EU Member States’ Vote on the AI Act: Harmonised Interpretation is Essential for the Act’s Effectiveness Today, the EU Member States are set to finalise the AI Act. With this law, the European Union has become the first international entity to create a comprehensive set of rules for the regulation of AI. Its key to success entails harmonised interpretation and implementation. date 2024/05/21 press Policy & Law 75 Years of the German Basic Law: 47 Per Cent of Germans See Fundamental Rights on the Internet Jeopardised by State Surveillance The fundamental rights enshrined in the German Basic Law also apply in virtual space – in spite of the fact that the Internet did not yet exist when the Basic Law was proclaimed in 1949. However, many people feel that their civil rights are jeopardised in the virtual space. eco Association calls for a comprehensive repeal of data retention and highlights that there must be no restrictions on the encryption of electronic communication or stored data in the future. date 2024/05/21 press eco eco Survey on the EU Election: Only 4 Per Cent of Germans Consider the EU Currently Leading in Digitalisation eco Association presents a digital policy opinion poll on the European elections: For around a quarter of voters, digital policy is relevant to their voting decision. date 2024/05/07 press Artificial Intelligence Survey on eco Labour Day: Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Working Conditions, Believe Most Germans 52% of Germans believe AI can improve working conditions. One in four (23.7%) see no benefits for working conditions as a result of AI. date 2024/04/30 press Artificial Intelligence eco Hannover Messe Survey: 51% of Companies Use Artificial Intelligence Around one in two companies (51 per cent) are already using artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent survey by market and opinion research institute Civey. date 2024/04/19 press Policy & Law eco: The Digital Ministers’ Conference of the Federal States Must See Itself as the Speedboat for Digitalisation in Germany At the meeting of the D16 – the digital ministers of the German federal states – the digital policy cooperation of the federal states was newly institutionalised. date 2024/04/18 press eco eco Survey: 9 Out of 10 Germans Use the Internet to Prepare Their Voting Decisions People are increasingly preparing their voting decisions online: Approximately 90 per cent of Germans (88.2%) use digital services to learn about party programmes, as well as candidates. date 2024/04/18 press eco eco Survey: Four Out of Five Germans Say Digitalisation... Around four out of five Germans (80.4 per cent) believe this, according to a representative survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. date 2024/04/11 press Policy & Law Possible Agreement on the German Quick Freeze Procedure: eco Calls for Consistent Repeal of Data Retention The German traffic light coalition parties have claimed to reach a compromise on investigative measures on the Internet. While politicians have kept citizens and companies waiting for more than a decade since the introduction of illegal data retention, the ‘Quick Freeze’ procedure could now finally establish a legal framework that complies with civil rights. date 2024/04/10 press eco IT Security Survey 2024 Security eco IT Security Survey 2024 Shows Increased Importance of IT Security 96 per cent of security experts in Germany see a growing threat situation, more than in previous years. 4 per cent believe that the threat situation has remained unchanged, and those surveyed do not see the situation easing. These are the findings of the eco IT Security Survey 2024, which surveyed 226 security experts. date 2024/04/08 press Security eco Survey on World Backup Day: Around One in Two (43%) Completely Forego Cloud Backups The majority of Germans still don’t back up their data to the cloud, risking the loss of valuable photos, videos and data. This is the result of a recent representative survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco Association. date 2024/03/27 press
© The7Dew | istockphoto.com E-Mail eco Survey: 40 Years After the First Email in Germany, Electronic Mail Remains the Most Popular Means of Communication Even after 40 years of email in Germany, electronic mail remains the most popular means of communication. Email is by far the most frequently used means of communication, particularly in a professional context, but three quarters of the German population (75.8%) also regularly send emails in their private lives. date 2024/07/26 press
Policy & Law NIS2 in the German Federal Cabinet: eco Warns of Insufficient Preparation of German Companies for New Cybersecurity Regulation After several attempts, the German federal government today passed a draft bill in the cabinet before the end of the implementation deadline. date 2024/07/24 press
Security Security Update Causes Chaos: eco Comments on Technical Problems at Berlin Airport and Worldwide Today, airports around the world, including BER, banks, and even the London Stock Exchange are struggling with technical problems. date 2024/07/19 press
Policy & Law German Federal Government Publishes Takedown Report on Child Sexual Abuse Material 2023: German Complaints Offices Fulfil Important Function in Reporting, Processing Reports and Takedown The German federal government today published the evaluation report on the takedown of child sexual abuse material on the Internet for the year 2023. date 2024/07/17 press
Datacenter eco Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures Appeals: Federal Budget and Growth Initiative Must Drive Expansion of the Digital Ecosystem at All Levels Today, Wednesday, the German federal government’s Growth Initiative is to be approved by the cabinet along with the 2025 federal budget. This includes ambitious plans for the expansion of AI data centres and improvement in the framework conditions for data centre operators. date 2024/07/17 press
KRITIS NIS2: eco Association Names Nine Building Blocks for Secure OT (Operational Technology) Number of organisations regulated by NIS2 and KRITIS umbrella expands to over 30,000. eco Association provides 9 tips to increase the cyber resilience of industrial control systems. date 2024/07/11 press
eco eco Survey: Germans Wish for Better Internet When Travelling A recent survey by eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows that many people in Germany are still dissatisfied with the digital infrastructure. This is particularly true for train journrys, where one in three (35.5%) say they would like better mobile Internet. date 2024/07/08 press
Artificial Intelligence eco YouGov Survey Shows That Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Particular Are Reluctant to Use AI The use of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy at many German companies, as a representative survey of 543 corporate decision-makers conducted by YouGov2 on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows. One trend is clear: the fewer employees a company has, the less artificial intelligence is used. date 2024/06/20 press
Policy & Law eco Criticises CSAM Proposal: EU-Wide Messenger Surveillance Jeopardises EU Law and Encryption Integrity The Association of the Internet Industry criticises the current proposal for the CSAM Regulation. This envisages that communication services can be obliged to standardly search users’ personal images and videos upon request. date 2024/06/20 press
Policy & Law Digital Public Administration: eco Calls for Sanctions and Consistent Implementation of German Online Access Act 2.0 An agreement has been met on the German Online Access Act (OZG) 2.0 to enhance digital public administration, including renaming the "Bund-ID" to "Deutschland-ID". The eco Association urges for enforceable deadlines to ensure the digitalisation of nearly 600 administrative services by 2028. date 2024/06/14 press
Datacenter YouGov Survey Shows: European Championships Lead to Increased Access to the Internet and Online Services When the kick-off of this year’s European Football Championship (EC) sounds tomorrow (Friday), Internet usage will also increase significantly. A total of 61 per cent of Germans are planning to watch this year’s European Championship. date 2024/06/13 press
Policy & Law eco Criticises the New CSAM Regulation Proposal: New Upload Moderation Incompatible with EU Law and Integrity of Encryption Mechanisms The Belgian EU Council Presidency is pushing hard for a last-minute compromise on the CSAM Regulation. In recent weeks, Belgium has repeatedly formulated compromise proposals in order to gain a majority among the EU Member States, just before the end of the Presidency. However, the latest proposal is once again strongly criticised by eco, given that it poses a clear threat to end-to-end encryption and is incompatible with EU law. date 2024/06/12 press
Policy & Law eco Association on the Outcome of the European Election: It is the Responsibility of Democratic Parties to Continue Shaping the Digital Transformation in Europe The day after the EU elections, it is clear that a shift to the right is emerging in Europe. eco – Association of the Internet Industry now appeals to the democratic responsibility of all political parties to drive forward the digital transformation in Europe. date 2024/06/10 press
Artificial Intelligence eco YouGov Survey: One Third of German Companies Are Sleeping Through the AI Revolution Pioneering companies in Germany are developing and implementing innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence in close collaboration with technology groups. However, the use of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy among German companies, as highlighted by a representative survey of 543 corporate decision-makers conducted by YouGov2 on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry shows. date 2024/06/07 press
Policy & Law Digital Policy EU Election Manifesto Check by eco – Association of the Internet Industry Shows: Many Parties Fail to Recognise the Importance of Digital Infrastructures The European elections will take place on Sunday, 9 June 2024. Against this backdrop, eco – Association of the Internet Industry has analysed the election manifestos of the CDU/CSU, SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens, and FDP regarding the parties’ digital policy priorities and plans. date 2024/06/04 press
KRITIS Cybersecurity: Only a Few Companies in Germany Are Prepared for NIS2 eco survey reveals: One-third of the surveyed IT decision-makers have not yet taken any measures to fulfil the increased security requirements of NIS2. date 2024/06/03 press
Policy & Law eco Association Publishes Agenda for European Digital Policy: Eight Key Demands of the Internet Industry for a Digital Europe On the occasion of the upcoming EU elections on 9 June 2024, the eco Association has published the agenda for the Digital Policy for Europe 2024-2029. In a total of eight fields of action, the association formulates the industry’s key demands for European digital policy in the coming legislative term. date 2024/05/27 press
Datacenter eco Alliance on the German Energy Efficiency Act Amendment Bill: German Federal Government Must Now Prioritise Implementability The German Federal Cabinet approved the draft bill to amend the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) on 22 May 2024. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany is in favour of using the opportunity to implement measures for a more realistic implementation of the requirements and international comparability in addition to the formal adjustments to align the EnEfG with the reporting obligations of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). date 2024/05/26 press
Cloud Computing Encrypted Cloud Data Is Important to Germans Germans pay attention to security features when choosing cloud storage: 27.2 per cent consider encrypted transmission and encrypted storage of data in the cloud to be important. Another important argument in favour of a provider is whether they offer a lot of free storage space. date 2024/05/26 press
Policy & Law eco on the EU Member States’ Vote on the AI Act: Harmonised Interpretation is Essential for the Act’s Effectiveness Today, the EU Member States are set to finalise the AI Act. With this law, the European Union has become the first international entity to create a comprehensive set of rules for the regulation of AI. Its key to success entails harmonised interpretation and implementation. date 2024/05/21 press
Policy & Law 75 Years of the German Basic Law: 47 Per Cent of Germans See Fundamental Rights on the Internet Jeopardised by State Surveillance The fundamental rights enshrined in the German Basic Law also apply in virtual space – in spite of the fact that the Internet did not yet exist when the Basic Law was proclaimed in 1949. However, many people feel that their civil rights are jeopardised in the virtual space. eco Association calls for a comprehensive repeal of data retention and highlights that there must be no restrictions on the encryption of electronic communication or stored data in the future. date 2024/05/21 press
eco eco Survey on the EU Election: Only 4 Per Cent of Germans Consider the EU Currently Leading in Digitalisation eco Association presents a digital policy opinion poll on the European elections: For around a quarter of voters, digital policy is relevant to their voting decision. date 2024/05/07 press
Artificial Intelligence Survey on eco Labour Day: Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Working Conditions, Believe Most Germans 52% of Germans believe AI can improve working conditions. One in four (23.7%) see no benefits for working conditions as a result of AI. date 2024/04/30 press
Artificial Intelligence eco Hannover Messe Survey: 51% of Companies Use Artificial Intelligence Around one in two companies (51 per cent) are already using artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent survey by market and opinion research institute Civey. date 2024/04/19 press
Policy & Law eco: The Digital Ministers’ Conference of the Federal States Must See Itself as the Speedboat for Digitalisation in Germany At the meeting of the D16 – the digital ministers of the German federal states – the digital policy cooperation of the federal states was newly institutionalised. date 2024/04/18 press
eco eco Survey: 9 Out of 10 Germans Use the Internet to Prepare Their Voting Decisions People are increasingly preparing their voting decisions online: Approximately 90 per cent of Germans (88.2%) use digital services to learn about party programmes, as well as candidates. date 2024/04/18 press
eco eco Survey: Four Out of Five Germans Say Digitalisation... Around four out of five Germans (80.4 per cent) believe this, according to a representative survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. date 2024/04/11 press
Policy & Law Possible Agreement on the German Quick Freeze Procedure: eco Calls for Consistent Repeal of Data Retention The German traffic light coalition parties have claimed to reach a compromise on investigative measures on the Internet. While politicians have kept citizens and companies waiting for more than a decade since the introduction of illegal data retention, the ‘Quick Freeze’ procedure could now finally establish a legal framework that complies with civil rights. date 2024/04/10 press
eco IT Security Survey 2024 Security eco IT Security Survey 2024 Shows Increased Importance of IT Security 96 per cent of security experts in Germany see a growing threat situation, more than in previous years. 4 per cent believe that the threat situation has remained unchanged, and those surveyed do not see the situation easing. These are the findings of the eco IT Security Survey 2024, which surveyed 226 security experts. date 2024/04/08 press
Security eco Survey on World Backup Day: Around One in Two (43%) Completely Forego Cloud Backups The majority of Germans still don’t back up their data to the cloud, risking the loss of valuable photos, videos and data. This is the result of a recent representative survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco Association. date 2024/03/27 press