eco Topics eco is shaping the Internet - in all its facets. The eco Expert and Competence Groups blogs provide all documents, meetings and information on the individual topics. Topic Artificial Intelligence The eco Association is committed to the ethical use of AI and is involved not only in projects that deal with the standardisation and norming of AI, but also those that promote the development of this technology for the benefit of people and companies. Competence Group Datacenter Expert Group The Infrastructure and Efficiency Competence Groups of the Datacenter Expert Group deal with the increasing spread of broadband connections, support the outsourcing of data and computing time in data centers and deal with the topics of IT performance and data center energy efficiency. Competence Group Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) Competence Group deals with current developments and business trends in the networked world. Competence Group New Work The New Work Competence Group sees itself as a digital working companion and focuses, among other things, on the automation and globalization of workplaces, employee recruitment and virtual cooperation. Business Division Policy & Law Data protection, data retention, copyright: Wherever and whenever politics meets Internet topics, the Policy & Law business division of eco is actively involved, and campaigns for the Internet policy interests of its member companies. Competence Group Security The eco Security Competence Group deals with all questions concerning the security of IT infrastructures in the Internet economy. The topics range from personnel and organizational security to the protection of IT systems (server, networks) and questions of security management and employee awareness raising. Competence Group Mobility The Mobility Competence Group is a platform for the industry to exchange knowledge on the topic of mobility. By addressing ethical issues, discussing new business models and recommending guidelines, the group aims to promote an Internet-based mobility ecosystem. Competence Group KRITIS The Critical Infrastructure Competence Group (KRITIS) deals with topics relating to the regulation of services that are considered critical in terms of maintaining public services of general interest, as well as the operational implementation of physical and information security requirements. It provides a platform for the exchange of experience. Competence Group Cloud Computing (EuroCloud) EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e. V. is the association of the German Cloud Computing economy. It is committed to the acceptance and demand-oriented provision of cloud services on the German market. The association is in constant dialogue with the partners of the European EuroCloud network. Business Division Digital Business Models On the basis of digitalisation, we're experiencing structural transformation and disruption in which traditional industrial and economic sectors are changing, new business models are emerging on a daily basis, and existing digital applications are being optimised. We identify key technologies for digital transformation and investigate the potential of technologies for new types of business models. Competence Group Email The Email Competence Group deals with current developments in the field of e-mail. In addition to general topics, the focus is on technical content which is of crucial importance for the sender and recipient, or which influences the respective daily business. Competence Group Names & Numbers The eco Names & Numbers Forum and its Competence Group unite more than 120 companies from the domain name industry worldwide. In addition to topics that are important for the entire industry, the intensive exchange with industry experts is promoted. Competence Group Networks The Network Competence Group deals with all aspects of networks and promotes dialogue between, for example, developers and representatives of ISPs, hosters and carriers. Competence Group Online Marketing The Online Marketing Competence Group serves to promote the cross-divisional transfer of know-how on current topics. The aim is to exchange information on the possibilities of interactive media as a platform for marketing communication in order to support and supplement electronic commerce activities. Topic Gaia-X The goal of the Gaia-X initiative is to design a federated data infrastructure with a focus on data sovereignty and data availability, based on European standards and values, with the aim to foster innovation in Europe.