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Urgently Needed: More Clarity in the IoT Regulatory Jungle 1
Mehr Durchblick im IoT- Regulierungsdschungel
Policy & Law

Urgently Needed: More Clarity in the IoT Regulatory Jungle

Cyber Resilience Act, Data Act, AI Act & Co: Which new requirements are relevant for IoT companies, what is behind the individual laws – and why it pays to understand regulatory objectives. The eco Competence Group IoT is here to guide you through the regulatory jungle. From data protection, data law and cybersecurity...

02.05.2025
Interview: New Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group Dr Michael Opitz "Now it's about making the IoT accessible to everyone."
Neuer KG-Leiter IoT: Dr. Michael Opitz
IoT

Interview: New Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group Dr Michael Opitz "Now it's about making the IoT accessible to everyone."

eco is delighted to welcome Dr Michael Opitz as the new Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group. He heads the TIME (Telecommunications, Information Technology, Media & Electronics) industry group in Germany and Switzerland at the strategy consultancy Arthur D. Little. In this interview, he reveals how he intends to drive the industry forward together with Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group Giovanni Coppa.

02.05.2025
7 Current Challenges in OT Security
7 aktuelle Herausforderungen in der OT-Security
Security

7 Current Challenges in OT Security

Touch panels on machines, telecontrol stations and edge gateways for IoT data: An industrial site such as a smart factory can quickly have up to 500 individual OT devices in use – enough of a target for hackers and cybercriminals. These are seven challenges that organisations should have on their radar today. The security...

30.04.2025
More Discussion, Less Regulation: Interview with Ioannis Lalissidis
Ioannis Lalissidis, Beirat KG Mobility
Mobility

More Discussion, Less Regulation: Interview with Ioannis Lalissidis

Since March 2025, Ioannis Lalissidis has been part of the five-member Advisory Board of the eco Mobility Competence Group (CG). In this interview, he introduces himself and his goals.

29.04.2025
“The Internet Industry is the Heart of Tomorrow’s Mobility”
Dr. Julian Weber
Mobility

“The Internet Industry is the Heart of Tomorrow’s Mobility”

The eco Mobility Competence Group is pleased to welcome its new Advisory Board Member, Dr. Julian Weber. As Senior Consultant for In-car Data, Cybersecurity & AI at the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), he aims to expand the potential of smart mobility, protect it against risks and work with the industry to make it fit for the future – together with key stakeholders.

24.04.2025
From Customer Centricity to the Use of AI
Philipp Merlitz
Mobility

From Customer Centricity to the Use of AI

Philipp Merlitz on his goals as a new Advisory Board Member of the eco Mobility Competence Group.

09.04.2025
Seven Success Factors for IIoT Projects: How Companies Can Integrate the Technology into Their Processes
IoT

Seven Success Factors for IIoT Projects: How Companies Can Integrate the Technology into Their Processes

To ensure that projects leveraging the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are truly successful, companies require a holistic approach.

04.04.2025
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IoT

"IoT applications are particularly worth protecting"

From the Data Act to the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Giovanni Coppa, Leader of the eco Internet of Things (IoT) Competence Group, explains which regulations particularly affect the IoT industry and what new obligations arise for it. He will moderate the webinar ‘EU Data Protection Law at a Glance for IoT Companies’ (in German) on 2 April – participation is open to everyone.

25.03.2025
High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence: Practical Use Cases from Industry
Artificial Intelligence

High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence: Practical Use Cases from Industry

The link between high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important. Training large AI models in particular requires immense computing capacities, which are provided by high-performance supercomputers. At the online seminar of the eco initiative ‘AI in Practice’ on 13...

18.03.2025
Trusted AI as a Location Advantage
Simon Boffen, stellvertretender Projektleiter von MISSION KI
Artificial Intelligence

Trusted AI as a Location Advantage

MISSION KI strengthens Germany’s digital competitiveness through better data utilisation, trustworthy AI standards and the promotion of innovative AI solutions. In an interview, Simon Boffen shares insights into its goals and actions.

17.03.2025
Big Data, Big Compute: HPC Provides Computing Power for AI
Artificial Intelligence

Big Data, Big Compute: HPC Provides Computing Power for AI

The development of powerful large language models (LLMs) places high demands on computing capacity and energy efficiency. While leading global technology companies rely on their own supercomputers and specialised data centres, Europe must expand its strategic capacities in High-Performance Computing (HPC) in order to keep up with global competition.

26.02.2025
Efficient Data Centres in the Age of Increasing Power Density 1
Datacenter

Efficient Data Centres in the Age of Increasing Power Density

How can data centres (DC) be optimally planned and operated? What role does water cooling play and how does the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) affect the industry? In this interview, Peter auf dem Graben, Senior Data Centre Consultant at dc-ce DC-Beratung and expert in data centre planning and operation, explains why precise coordination between IT and facility management is crucial, which technologies drive energy efficiency and how operators should respond to increasing power densities.

18.02.2025
eco Association Manages the FACIS Project, Part of the IPCEI-CIS/8ra Initiative
Digital Business Models

eco Association Takes on Project Management for FACIS, Part of the IPCEI-CIS/8ra Initiative

Imagine a seamless journey from Budapest to Madrid in a fully autonomous car. The car navigates every twist and turn, adjusts its speed to traffic and makes real-time decisions, all powered by continuous data processing from a network of cloud and edge providers. This vision of intelligent, cross-border digital infrastructure...

07.02.2025
Fit for AI?
Digital Business Models

Fit for AI?

eco and neuland.ai are launching the new “AI Officer” certification course. This two-day German-language course enables professionals and companies to meet the regulatory requirements of the EU AI Act and optimally prepare for the future of AI implementation.

18.12.2024
Quantum technology – Entering the Next Stage
Digital Business Models

Quantum technology – Entering the Next Stage

Quantum technology is no longer just a vision of the future, but will soon become a central driver of digital transformation.  eco founder and honorary president Harald Summa sums up the recent event ‘Quantum Technology - The Next Stage of the Digital Revolution’: "The presentations and contributions highlighted the amazing progress and enormous potential of the technology, but also made the existing challenges clear."

13.12.2024
Quantum Keys: The Key to Digital Security
Digital Business Models

Quantum Keys: The Key to Digital Security

In this interview, Axel Föry, Executive Vice President Strategy and Business Development at ID Quantique, explains how quantum keys protect highly sensitive data, what practical applications already exist and why companies should start using quantum encryption today.

21.11.2024
Quantum Tech: From Lab to Fab
Digital Business Models

Quantum Tech: From Lab to Fab

In this interview, Matthias Reidans, Senior Project Manager Service at Rosenberger-OSI and an expert in quantum innovation, highlights which industries are already developing initial use cases, which infrastructural requirements companies need to create, and how the journey “from lab to fab” can succeed.

15.11.2024
Small But Mighty – How Qubits Calculate the Future 1
Digital Business Models

Small But Mighty – How Qubits Calculate the Future

In this interview, the pioneer of digital transformation, Harald Summa, talks about the future of quantum technology, explaining how qubits, quantum computers and new encryption methods could change our world in a sustainable way.

04.11.2024
Shaping the Future: How Digital Infrastructure Drives Innovation and Sustainability 1
eco
dotmagazine

Shaping the Future: How Digital Infrastructure Drives Innovation and Sustainability

dotmagazine is the online international magazine covering Internet industry topics. It features exciting articles from members & partners and covers the entire spectrum of the Internet industry. In this dotmagazine issue, nine leading experts reveal how resilient digital infrastructure is the essential foundation powering innovation, sustainability, and the digital future.

21.08.2024
From the Data to the Circular Economy: More Sustainable IT for More Sustainability
Foto von Zbynek Burival auf Unsplash
Gaia-X

From the Data to the Circular Economy: More Sustainable IT for More Sustainability

Combining being green and being digital to act more responsibly towards the climate, environment and people has emerged as a factor in competitive markets. How data can be used to achieve environmental goals. And how the TANGO project aims to achieve optimal performance with lower hardware requirements. Read more on tango-project.eu.

31.08.2023
Algorithms under the Bonnet: Reaching the Goal with Less Energy
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Algorithms under the Bonnet: Reaching the Goal with Less Energy

Doing the same with less energy: Over the next three years, the TANGO project will work on a cross-sectoral data platform. The goal is the development of particularly energy-efficient algorithms. Why energy-saving AI belongs under every bonnet. And how the eco – Association of the Internet Industry supports the project...

06.06.2023
The 2023 .eu Web Awards Celebrate Remarkable Websites!

The 2023 .eu Web Awards Celebrate Remarkable Websites

Showcase your skills and creativity at the 2023 .eu Web Awards! This year marks the 10th anniversary of this prestigious event, presented by longtime eco member EURid, and they're looking for the most impactful, innovative, and stunning .eu, .ею, and .ευ websites out there.  

26.05.2023
Equipment-as-a-Service: How Digitalisation Makes Traditional Industry Business Models More Flexible
Digital Business Models

Equipment-as-a-Service: How Digitalisation Makes Traditional Industry Business Models More Flexible

Alexander Steiner explains in an interview how digital solutions can help to master this challenge. He works as Head of Operations, Partnership & Marketing at Findustrial GmbH. In his opinion, Equipment-as-a-Service offers more flexibility.

06.02.2023
Kick-off for EuroCloud Next Leaders: A Common Denominator for the Next Step
Digital Business Models

Kick-off for EuroCloud Next Leaders: A Common Denominator for the Next Step

Business models in the cloud follow their own rules. In this respect, they challenge people and technology in equal measure. With a new initiative, EuroCloud Deutschland aims to help SMEs IT providers master the transformation. Recently, the EuroCloud Next leaders met as a forum for for the kick-off of IT entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

02.02.2023
New online course from Service-Meister on the AI Campus
Artificial Intelligence

New online course from Service-Meister on the AI Campus

The AI Campus learning platform(www.ki-campus.org) has set itself the task of explaining the technical principles behind AI tools in a comprehensible way and strengthening AI skills in society. For this purpose, the AI Campus develops free online courses, videos and podcasts for beginners and advanced learners in English...

16.01.2023
Alexander Rabe 2
Digital Business Models

Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award: eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe Appointed as New Jury Member

eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe is a new member of the jury for the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award. The members of the jury represent a cross-section of the innovation landscape as well as the five clusters of the capital region.

28.06.2022
New Website for project Car Repair 4.0 1
Digital Business Models

New Website for Car Repair 4.0 Project

We launched a new website for the Car Repair 4.0 project in English. Readers can expect a varied range of articles on topics such as artificial intelligence, Gaia-X, workshop service and much more. The Car Repair 4.0 project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), is researching...

22.04.2022
Alexander Rabe
eco

“We are part of the solution – the Internet industry”: Interview with Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the eco Association

Our world is facing significant challenges. As players in the Internet industry, we are part of the solution. eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe how member companies can get involved in the campaign “We are part of the solution – the Internet Industry”, which focuses on the positive sides of digitalisation.

07.04.2022
Norbert Pohlmann
Security

“Blockchain-Based Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) Propelling Digitalisation”

Whether it’s vaccination certificates, ID cards, driving licences or school reports: Our everyday life is still too heavily reliant on physical documents, thus inhibiting digitalisation. This is the view expressed in interview by eco Board Member Prof. Norbert Pohlmann. But with Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), processes in public administration, business and society can be massively simplified and many processes can now be digitalised in a trustworthy manner.

01.06.2021
Inaugural Meeting of the German AI Standardisation and Conformity Coordination Group 4
Digital Business Models

Inaugural Meeting of the German AI Standardisation and Conformity Coordination Group

At the invitation of three German ministries, the inaugural meeting of the German AI Standardisation and Conformity Coordination Group took place last week. With immediate effect, Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, brought the voice of the Internet industry to this 21-member committee.

18.05.2021

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