Toggle navigation eco Press Centre Press Releases Press Distribution List Press DownloadsPress TextPhotographsLogosStudiesAnnual ReportsPortfolio Press In the press center you will find current press releases, information and positions on the Internet Industry and digitalisation in Germany and beyond. TopicsArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingDatacenterDigital Business ModelsDomainsE-MailGaia-XGDPRIoTMobilityNetworksNew WorkOnline MarketingPolicy & LawSecuritywomen.in.techmedia typesAudio / PodcastsBildmaterialFotos / VisualsInfografikenISD 2019KeystageLogosMember DownloadsMember DownloadsPDFPDFPosition and Background PapersPositions- und HintergrundpapierePräsentationenPresentationsRaum 1Raum 2Studien und LeitfädenStudies and GuidelinesVideo / AnimationVideo / AnimationWebinarWebinardatealllast 3 monthslast 6 monthslast 12 months202320222021contentEventsNewsPressDownloads Current Press Releases Artificial Intelligence press release Chatbots and AI Language Models: Great Potential for the Economy and the World of Work Artificial intelligence has taken another leap forward with the ChatGPT language model from the Californian company Open AI, which was launched in November 2022. A eco/Civey survey shows that 58.7 percent of German students use chatbots like ChatGPT. Among the German population, however, chatbots still play a rather small role. 21.03.2023 Policy & Law press release eco Association Warns against Cancellation of German Digital Budget In the current budget negotiations of the German federal government, the planned digital budget could also fall victim to cuts. eco Association expressly warns against cutting funds for the implementation of digitalisation plans and projects. 20.03.2023 Policy & Law press release Data Act: Association of the Internet Industry Critical of Administrative Burden on Companies The European Council and the European Parliament are expected to start their trilogue on the Data Act on 28 March. Already on Monday this week, in Strasbourg the Parliament voted on the draft prepared by rapporteur Pilar del Castillo Vera (EPP) from the Industry Committee (ITRE) and issued its negotiating mandate. eco still sees a need for improvement in the Data Act. 16.03.2023 Datacenter press release eco Alliance on the electricity price brake: German federal government must not neglect digital infrastructures In Germany, the amendment to the electricity price brake is expected to be passed in today’s cabinet meeting. eco and the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures are strongly critical of the amendment introduced by the Federal Ministry of Economics. 06.03.2023 Show all Press Releases Next Events Europa-Park, Germany 21.03.2023 - 23.03.2023 CloudFest 2023 Online 28.03.2023 ICANN76 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Community... Online 29.03.2023 Virtual Working Group Meeting: NIS2 Directive – Impact... Online 30.03.2023 Virtual Working Group Meeting: DNS Blocking – Impact on... Online 19.04.2023 Global Domain Report 2023 – a journey through the world... Cologne 21.04.2023 Universal Acceptance Technical Training Day eco Press Distribution List If you like to receive all future eco press releases, please follow this link and register for the press distribution list. Contact us! Planning to contribute to a topic in the Internet industry? Looking for someone to interview, or need an expert statement? Give us a call or send us an email, we'll gladly support you. René Bernard PR Editor +49 (221) 7000 48 - 131 rene.bernard@eco.de