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Service-Meister Offers E-learning Course on the Use of Artificial Intelligence In SMEs
Artificial Intelligence
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Service-Meister Offers E-learning Course on the Use of Artificial Intelligence In SMEs

The consortium of the Service-Meister funding project published their new German-language e-learning course for technical service professionals in October 2022. In it, skilled personnel will be trained in the use of artificial intelligence in industrial applications.

25.10.2022
Gaia-X implementation phase starts for GXFS and SCS
Gaia-X
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Gaia-X implementation phase starts for GXFS and SCS

The two Gaia-X projects Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) and Gaia-X Federation Services (GXFS), which are funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, are combined and tested together on open infrastructure in the now beginning implementation phase.

01.06.2022
Projekt Autowerkstatt 4.0 startet und erhält Förderung vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
Artificial Intelligence
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Car Repair 4.0 Project Launches With Funding from the German Ministry for Economic Affairs

On 24 February 2022, Dr. Franziska Brantner of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), formally approved the funding for the Car Repair 4.0 consortium.  The platform is designed to enable independent car repair shops and SMEs to use AI-based diagnostic procedures to repair and maintain vehicles.

24.02.2022
Gaia-X Federation Services: Start for the Implementation Partners
Gaia-X
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Gaia-X Federation Services: Start for the Implementation Partners

T-Systems International, DAASI International, BigchainDB, Fraunhofer AISEC, ecsec and XLAB are the first to start with GXFS as implementation partners. A series of explainer videos are being released for the general public, and a new blog series about Gaia-X as well as a monthly newsletter keeps interested parties up to date.

21.02.2022
The Car Repair 4.0 Project Kicks Off And Will Develop Germany-Wide Data Platform for SMEs
Mobility
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The Car Repair 4.0 Project Kicks Off And Will Develop Germany-Wide Data Platform for SMEs

The starting signal has been given for the Car Repair 4.0 (Autowerkstatt 4.0) project. In it, a consortium of partner companies and research institutes is developing a Germany-wide platform for the trustworthy exchange of industry-specific vehicle data. With the help of the platform, car repair shops can use intelligent fault diagnosis systems

25.01.2022
eco Association Announces the 2022 Digital Trends
eco
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eco Association Announces the 2022 Digital Trends

This year, it’s not just the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the threatening climate change which will continue to drive forward digital transformation in the economy and society. “Digitalisation is part of the solution to many challenges,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme.

19.01.2022
eco and DE-CIX CEO Harald A. Summa elected as Chair of the Organization Member Advisory Council of the Internet Society
Gaia-X
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Harald A. Summa Elected to the Gaia-X Board of Directors

Summa one of 24 new Gaia-X AISBL Board Members DE-CIX as a blueprint for other Internet Exchange operators Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX, the operator of the world’s leading Internet Exchange in Frankfurt am Main, was one of 24 people elected to the Gaia-X AISBL Board during the organisation’s first general assembly...

15.06.2021
eco Association: Encryption Against Data Theft
Security
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Digital Identities: “Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) Propelling Digitalisation”

Secure digital identities are a key factor for further digitalisation in Europe, a stronger convergence of the Digital Single Market, and more efficient public administration. In this regard, Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, eco Board Member for IT Security, comments on the update of the eIDAS Regulation by the EU Commission.

02.06.2021
Gaia-X Federation Services: First round of specifications completed
Gaia-X
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Gaia-X Federation Services: First round of specifications completed

The project partners, coordinated by the eco Association, have completed the specification of the first four Gaia-X Federation Services. These form the technical basis for the development of a European data infrastructure for the secure digitalisation and networking of different participants.

26.05.2021
eco at Hannover Trade Fair: Gaia-X Supports Sovereign IIoT, Cloud and Edge Computing
Gaia-X
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eco at Hannover Trade Fair on GAIA-X

As the Hannover Trade Fair 2021 has demonstrated, Internet-based solutions are gaining relevance and momentum in German industry. This means that increasing swathes of data are being generated by European companies, organisations and administrations. In the coming years, Gaia-X will help to maintain complete control over this data on a long-term basis and enable independent decisions to be made on who has access to it.

15.04.2021
GAIA-X Federation Services: eco Takes Over Project Management
Gaia-X
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GAIA-X Federation Services: eco Takes Over Project Management

eco – Association of the Internet Industry has taken on the specification of the GAIA-X Federation Services and has set up a Project Management Office (PMO) and defined five work packages. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is funding the project with around 13.5 million Euro.

26.01.2021
eco on the Amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB): “Harmonised EU Approach Instead of National Go-it-Alone Efforts”
Policy & Law
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eco Association: “Amendment of the German GWB Act will harm Germany as a digital location”

In the planned amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), the eco Association still sees clear grounds for criticism. In its third round, the GWB amendment is expected to be passed by the Bundestag next Thursday.

14.01.2021
Service-Meister Presents Platform Architecture
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IoT
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Service-Meister Presents Platform Architecture

The Service-Meister Consortium announces it will unveil its 2020-developed platform architecture at the end of the year.  Service-Meister is developing innovations using AI to improve the service processes of SMEs.

17.12.2020
Marketing Managers are Missing Out on the Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1
Online Marketing
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Marketing Managers are Missing Out on the Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI offers many exciting opportunities in the field of Marketing, but its use in practice lags behind. According to the eco study Digital Marketing Trends 2020, 22 percent of companies want to improve their marketing with the help of AI in 2020.

03.12.2020
Broadband Internet: Development of the technologies up until 2030 in Germany
Broadband Internet: Development of the technologies up until 2030 in Germany
eco
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Start Into a Digital Decade of Superlatives: New eco Study Expects Revenue Growth of 75 Percent for the Internet Industry in Germany by 2025

The Internet industry will be one of the most dynamic industries in Germany in the coming years, as a new joint study by the eco Association and the management consultancy Arthur D. Little shows. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, during which individual large segments of the Internet industry suffered slumps, an increase in revenue of almost 75 percent to approximately 253 billion Euro is expected by 2025.

22.09.2020
eco baut mit Partnern Framework fĂĽr Konsortial-Blockchain
Blockchain
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eco Builds Framework with Partners for Consortium Blockchain

The eco Association is working together with well-known partners on a Blockchain Governance Framework. Interested parties are invited to join the network of trust as consortium partners.

27.08.2020
Precise Delivery Times Decisive for the Final Click When Purchasing 3
E-Commerce
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Precise Delivery Times Decisive for the Final Click When Purchasing

Logistics is the bottleneck in e-commerce: Eight out of ten online shoppers (85 percent) would like to see a delivery time before the last click when making a purchase. If this information is missing, one in three (32 percent) discontinue their purchase. A trend that is actually intensifying for frequent customers: 44 percent will not snap up an offer on the web if it remains unclear when products will arrive.

25.08.2020
eco Survey Reveals: 85 Percent of the German Workforce Values the Opportunities of Mobile Working 2
New Work
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eco Survey Reveals: 85 Percent of the German Workforce Values the Opportunities of Mobile Working

85 percent of employees in Germany are in favor of virtual working in light of the current crisis situation, as a representative survey of some 2,500 employees reveals. Experts from the eco Association provide concrete tips on how companies can remain up and running, in spite of the coronavirus outbreak.

23.03.2020
AI-Project Service Master is Launched
eco
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AI-Project Service-Meister is Launched

The Service-Meister project was formally launched in Frankfurt am Main on 11 February 2020. Service-Meister was chosen for funding as part of the AI innovation competition of the German government.

18.02.2020
eco Association Smart Home Survey: Data Protection is Key to Acceptance
IoT
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eco Association Smart Home Survey: Data Protection is Key to Acceptance

As the IFA (the global innovations show) gets ready to open its doors in Berlin, an eco survey reveals that over a quarter of Germans are already using digital voice assistants. It also concludes: High data protection standards are key to the acceptance of AI.

05.09.2019
eco Whitepaper „Die Blockchain im Mittelstand“ veröffentlicht
Blockchain
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eco White Paper “Blockchain in SMEs” Published

Practical blockchain know-how for SMEs – 36-page white paper provides firsthand expert blockchain knowledge & application scenarios

19.08.2019
eco Association and YouGov: Online Grocery Retailing Winning Over German Customers
E-Commerce
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eco Association and YouGov: Online Grocery Retailing Winning Over German Customers

Those who have already bought groceries over the Internet are generally happy and want to order again online, with online grocery-shopping proving particularly popular amongst households with children.  Room for improvement exists in the areas of sustainable and organic products.

17.12.2018
The Time is Now: The Need for Government Blockchain
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Blockchain
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Blockchain Masters: “The Hype is Luckily Over”

On 11th December, around 100 experts met at the Blockchain Masters in Cologne, where it was agreed that, with the initial hype now behind us, more and more IT applications are now using blockchain technology as a given. In the future, this technology will even present alternatives to platform monopolies. Meanwhile, a focal point in 2019 will be asset tokenization.

13.12.2018
eco Announces the Nominees for the 17th eco://awards
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eco
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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.

31.10.2018
eco Association: Promoting Trustworthiness of Online Shops
E-Commerce
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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.

18.09.2018
Webshops - Tactics for Smaller Merchants
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E-Commerce
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Right to Return Fosters Growth in Online Retail

The Internet as a retail path for goods of all kinds is growing strongly, but at the same time, returns present online retailers with challenges. A new study, however, has found that consumers are only making moderate use of their right to return articles and that returned articles are almost all resold.

20.06.2018
Security and Privacy in Blockchain Environments
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Blockchain
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“Blockchain Will Shape Digitalization”

Blockchain technology will have a decisive impact on the future of the mega-trend digitalization: this was a key message of the Blockchain Masters 2018 in Hamburg. Blockchain is regarded as offering massive potential for supporting transparent supply chains and public administration.

14.05.2018
Creative Commons Bild Chain
Blockchain
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eco Association: Companies Would Like Public Authorities to Use Blockchain

70 per cent of German companies would like public authorities to offer the option of exchanging data via blockchain: That is the main finding of a survey undertaken amongst companies by eco and YouGov. Effectively, the business sector in Germany are looking to administrative authorities to act as blockchain pioneers.

25.04.2018
eco Verband nennt drei Voraussetzungen fĂĽr weiteren Fortschritt der E-Rechnung 1
E-Commerce
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eco Association Specifies Three Requirements for Further Progressing E-Invoicing

The discussion around electronic invoicing has picked up considerable momentum in recent weeks. The eco Association calls for stronger upskilling of users, a greater tailoring to practical user needs, and a certification of the quality of systems.

12.04.2018
eco Verband: Einzelhandel profitiert von Smart-City-Wachstum
E-Commerce
press release

eco Association: Retail Sector Benefiting from the Growth of the Smart...

A multitude of new business concepts are emerging in the retail sector based on the growth in connection into the Internet of Things eco study recommends cross-segmental cooperation with other providers Development concepts aimed at making cities more efficient, progressive, and sustainable: this is what the term...

16.03.2018

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