Good news to contemplate today, the International Day of Families. The majority of Germans are of the opinion: Digitalization makes it easier to reconcile family and career.

eco compares digital policy positions of parties on 12 points and calls for completion of the digital single market with a unified legal framework as a priority for the EU election

One in four German companies had a serious security incident last year, with 43 percent solving the problem internally.  But in light of growing threats, too few companies are focusing on employee sensitization and emergency planning.

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.