Policy & Law

Digital Tax Is a Serious Blow to Digitalisation in Germany and Transatlantic Relations

The eco – Association of the Internet Industry has strongly criticised the initiative by Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer to introduce a digital tax in the form of a “platform solidarity levy”.

date 2025/05/29

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Position Paper on Combating Online Piracy of Sports and...

eco welcomes the Commission’s initiative to tackle the specific challenges of protecting the rights of live events, but is critical of some actions that might pose a threat to the freedom of speech on the Internet. eco would like the Commission to consider the following points.

date 2025/05/28

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The Future of AI in Europe: Code of Practice Must Be Practical and Innovation-Friendly

The EU is pushing ahead with the expansion of AI. Central to this is the Code of Practice for General Purpose AI – a set of rules for implementing the EU AI Act. As a founding member of EuroISPA, eco is committed to practical framework conditions.

date 2025/05/28

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Security

IT–OT Convergence: eco Experts Recommend Action on Three Levels

OT devices – and their security – urgently need to step out of the shadow of traditional business IT. After all, OT is now connected, vulnerable and business-critical. A rethink is needed: eco's Security and IoT Competence Groups have taken on this task and raised awareness of the issue with a dedicated event.

date 2025/05/28

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E-Mail

When E-Invoices End Up in Spam – Email Deliverability as a Challenge

How e-invoicing puts the focus on email deliverability.

date 2025/05/28

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Artificial Intelligence

Association of the Internet Industry on Current Court Decision: Strengthen Legal Clarity – Think Digitalisation in European Terms

From the perspective of eco Association, the recent court decision brings important clarity to a central debate concerning the use of personal data in the context of AI training. At the same time, the association emphasises that uniform European regulations remain essential to enable innovation in Europe.

date 2025/05/28

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Domains

Digital City Brands 2025 – The Digital Home of a City

Join us on 23 June when DOTZON provides the latest insights into the world of digital city brands and geographical top-level domains.

date 2025/06/23 placeOnline

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Policy & Law

Digital Sovereignty: Europe’s Path to a Digital Future?

As part of the Table.Briefing “Digital Sovereignty Forum”, eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe describes how key principles of digital sovereignty can strengthen Europe’s capacity for innovation.

date 2025/05/22

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Domains

ICANN83 Policy Forum

Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum with Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen at the ICANN83 Policy Forum in Prague.

date 2025/06/09 to 2025/06/12 placePrague

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date 2025/05/20

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