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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

eco: “EU Digital Tax Would Discriminate Against Digital Industry and Harm the European Single Market”

"The plans of the EU Commission for a digital tax explicitly discriminate against the digital industry. We need a coherent tax system that applies the same fair and comprehensible rules to all market participants."

date 2018/12/04

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Datacenter

Artificial Intelligence “Made in Germany” Needs High-Performance Digital Infrastructures

The main topic of the Digital Summit taking place in Nuremberg on 3 and 4 December is that of artificial intelligence. AI is a decisive future technology and represents a crucial market for Germany as a digital location. In order to conquer this important technology field, the Alliance to Strengthen Digital Infrastructures in Germany argues that an integrated AI strategy is needed, with high-performance digital infrastructures being a crucial pillar of such a strategy.

date 2018/12/04

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Security

botfrei.de will move ahead with new partner

The eco Association is handing over the reins for the ongoing design and implementation of the botfrei.de safety campaign to its member company eyeo GmbH. eco will continue to support the project and will remain a partner in the project’s strategic delivery.

date 2018/12/03

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eco Association: Future-oriented Internet solutions distinguished with eco://award

Yesterday, with the eco://award, the eco Association honored outstanding ideas and solutions of the Internet industry in 7 categories. A special prize was awarded to Tim Cole for his life's work.

date 2018/11/29

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New Work

eco Association & YouGov: Broad Endorsement of Digitalization in the Economy

The vast majority of decision-makers in German companies support digitalization, according to a current eco Association survey undertaken by YouGov. This finding, presented by the eco Association today as part of the eco://kongress in Cologne, is crystal clear.

date 2018/11/28

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Law & Regulation

“Together Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Internet”

For the “European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse”, the German Internet complaints offices inform about the spread of images of sexualized violence in the Internet, & about the cooperation of hotlines at national and international levels.

date 2018/11/18

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Cloud Computing

Digital Workplace Strengthens Families

The digitalization of the working world makes it easier to balance work and family life – this is the opinion of around half of the people in Germany, according to a recent eco survey. In particular, Germans expect more flexibility in their work thanks to integrated phone and data lines via the Internet. All-IP solutions from the cloud increase companies’ international competitiveness.

date 2018/11/15

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Law & Regulation

eco Managing Director Calls for more Strategic Foresight for Digital Policy in the 21st Century

There is still a lack of a holistic understanding of the decisive factors and interrelationships of the digitization ecosystem in the papers on artificial intelligence and a digital implementation strategy currently being discussed within the framework of the German federal government's digital hearing.

date 2018/11/14

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Law & Regulation

eco: German Federal Government Needs Holistic Thinking on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a decisive future-oriented technology and an important market for Germany as a digital location. In the view of the eco Association, in order to occupy this important technological field and turn AI into a core competency of German industry, a holistic AI strategy is needed which not only depends on targeted research and development but also high-performance digital infrastructures, and supports the societal acceptance of AI technologies.

date 2018/11/14

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New Work

Germany Needs Consistent Strategy for Digital Education and Further Education

The topics of securing specialist workers, New Work, and (further) education in the digital world of work are right at the top of the political agenda and also shaped the debate in the “New Work Check”, organized by the eco Association.

date 2018/11/09

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eco Announces the Nominees for the 17th eco://awards

On 28th November in Cologne, the eco Association will present one of the Internet industry’s most prestigious awards. In seven award categories, a jury of experts comprising of representatives from industry, academia, research, and politics has selected the three most promising submissions of 2018 and nominated them for the eco://award.

date 2018/10/31

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Law & Regulation

eco: European Digital Tax Damaging for Industry Location

Commenting on plans currently under discussion to introduce a tax for digital companies, eco Süme, Chair of the Board at eco, has the following to say: “The plans currently under discussion at EU level to tax digital companies are misguided. We need a coherent tax system that applies the same fair and comprehensible rules to all market participants.”

date 2018/10/30

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E-Mail

eco Association Congratulates the Internet on Its 49th Birthday

29.10.2018 is World Internet Day. With the Internet, email began its triumphal ascent in the 1990s. Today, 280 billion emails are sent every day by people all over the world.

date 2018/10/29

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Security

Five Tips for IT Security in The Office

Practical tips for more security at work for European Cyber Security Month 2018: Five simple rules for effective basic protection.

date 2018/10/16

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Law & Regulation

Secure Digital Infrastructures: Majority of Users Prefer Domestic Data Storage

From 9th to 11th October 2018, experts and companies from all over the world will be exchanging views and experiences on new solutions and issues relating to IT and Internet security at it-sa – the largest European trade fair for IT security. eco – Association of the Internet Industry and the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures point out in this context that Internet security already starts at its foundations: namely, with data centers and other operators of digital infrastructures.

date 2018/10/09

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Law & Regulation

eco on World Children's Day: “Fit & Safe for the Digital Future”

On the occasion of International Children's Day, eco – Association of the Internet Industry is calling on governments to resolutely advance the teaching of core knowledge in information technologies and skills in the area of IT security.

date 2018/09/20

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E-Commerce

eco Association: Promoting Trustworthiness of Online Shops

On 13th September, the eco Association e-Commerce and Online Marketing Competence Groups led an expert discussion in Frankfurt on how online retailers and shops can signal their trustworthiness and reliability – with factors such as professional design and functionalities, customer ratings, and quality seals.

date 2018/09/18

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Law & Regulation

Decision on EU Copyright Law: “The Internet will be Filtered to Death”

The EU Parliament's decision on copyright reform has well and truly kicked copyright back into the stone age. At the same time, it is ignoring the entire potential of the digital economy, and is inhibiting the digitalization of society and the development of new innovative business models throughout Europe.

date 2018/09/12

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eco://award Honors the Internet Industry’s Top Achievements in 2018

The eco Internet Association award in six main categories: ISP/Interconnection, Datacenter Infrastructure, Hosting, Security, Domains, and Cloud. Applications close on 30th September.

date 2018/09/12

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Law & Regulation

eco Comments on Proposed EU Law to Combat Terrorist Online Content: “Rigid Deletion Period is Pure Symbolic Policy”

The EU Commission's regulatory initiative in the fight against terrorist content on the Internet is inexplicable – especially given the significant progress made by platform providers in a short space of time in the fight against illegal content.

date 2018/09/12

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Datacenter

A Strong NRW Industry Location Needs Strong Digital Infrastructure

Functioning and high-performance digital infrastructures form the basis of Germany’s successful digital transformation. The densely populated state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in particular, which is still impacted by the structural change which marked the end of the coal and steel industry, needs state-wide strong networks in order to compete as an industry location.

date 2018/09/11

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Law & Regulation

eco Internet Association on the Vote on EU Copyright Directive: The Digital Transformation Must Succeed

On 12th September, the European Parliament will once again vote on the amendment to copyright law. Speaking on this subject, Oliver Süme, Chair of the eco Internet Association, states: "Copyright is a highly valuable asset, but it must not become a pretext for slowing down digital innovation."

date 2018/09/11

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Law & Regulation

German Federal Government Publishes Take-Down Rate of Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Web in 2017

The German Federal Criminal Office received 5,977 reports of child sexual abuse material on the Internet in 2017. Of these, 88% of all reports came from the German complaints offices. This serves to highlight the central bridging function of the eco Complaints Office, whose Annual Report 2017 documents its successful work.

date 2018/09/05

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Law & Regulation

100 Days of the GDPR and Many Open Questions

100 days into the implementation of the GDPR, supervisory authorities in Germany and Europe are holding back about their expectations and requirements for audits. In the meantime, the digital European single market needs uniform implementation of the GDPR.

date 2018/09/01

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“The principle of lifelong learning should be promoted”

Law & Regulation

Lack of Specialist Staff: German Immigration Act a Good Opening Gambit

The draft for an immigration act introduced by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior last week could entice more specialists to move to Germany.

date 2018/08/23

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eco

German State of Hesse Appoints Harald Summa to Council for Digital Ethics

Hessian state government appoints Harald Summa, DE-CIX CEO and CEO of eco, to its newly-founded Council for Digital Ethics. As voice of the Internet industry, eco Association takes on social responsibility for an ethically-oriented digitalization.

date 2018/08/23

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Law & Regulation

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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Building the Infrastructure for the Future Driving Experience

Networks

Chances for Autonomous Cars

Connected cars and autonomous driving will make traffic flows more efficient and safer, but the prerequisite for the development is edge computing and intelligent freeways.

date 2018/08/09

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Security

Properly Safeguard Against Risk of Cyber Crime

One in five companies plans to take out cyber protection insurance - professional IT security measures take precedence; cyber insurance covers residual risks

date 2018/08/02

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Law & Regulation

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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