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Energy Efficiency Act: eco Alliance Welcomes Amendment Motion of the Coalition’s Parliamentary Groups

Dr Béla Waldhauser, spokesperson for the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany comments on this week's last minute amendments to the German federal government’s draft bill for the planned Energy Efficiency Act.

date 2023/07/07

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Freename AG

date 2023/07/07

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Policy & Law

eco Takes Stock After One Year of Gigabit Strategy: Financing security & reduction of bureaucracy are now the set screws for accelerated network expansion

The Gigabit Strategy, which was adopted by the German federal government a year ago, is intended to be a compass for fibre-optic and mobile expansion in Germany.

date 2023/07/04

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Pottkinder GmbH

date 2023/07/04

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Policy & Law

eco on eIDAS: “User-friendliness and open standards are crucial to promoting the acceptance of digital identities”

eco supports the European initiative for an ID Wallet in principle; a reliable and secure ecosystem of digital identities lays the foundation for the realisation of the Single Market and a multitude of digital business models. At the same time, the association addresses important aspects that should be taken into account.

date 2023/07/03

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Cloud Computing

Funding Call IPCEI-CIS

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy launched its call for expressions of interest for this summer’s European Twinning process. Interested partners with a permanent establishment or branch in Germany can apply until 21 July. On 12 July from 9:30 till 11:00 a.m., the eco  Association invites its interested members to a virtual networking meeting to collect questions about the funding call.

date 2023/07/03

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eco Study: 30 Percent Less Emissions by 2050 Through Digital...

eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme: “Sustainability and digitalisation are two sides of the same coin – digital technologies and applications are part of the solution to achieve the climate goals.” The study conducted by eco and Arthur D. Little examines the impacts of digital transformation on resource efficiency...

date 2023/06/30

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Policy & Law

Internet Policy in the Making

12 July 2023 starting at 15h CEST (13h UTC / 9h EDT). "Internet Policy in the Making" eco invites you to join the second edition of "Internet Policy in the Making". We would like to give you a brief overview of the current status regarding the main files discussed at the European level with relevance to the Internet...

date 2023/07/12 placeonline

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Two Months Deutschlandticket: Every Fourth Person (24.8 per cent) Uses Online Tickets for Public Transport

Only one in four Germans currently uses digital public transport tickets on a smartphone. In urban areas and among younger people, they are much more widespread. These are the results of a Civey survey commissioned by eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

date 2023/06/29

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Policy & Law

eco: EU Data Act Must Overcome Bureaucratic Hurdles to Become a Gamechanger

Today, Tuesday, the Council, Commission and Parliament will meet for the third trilogue of the planned EU Data Act. The Data Act will fundamentally change the data economy in Europe and is intended to facilitate the accessibility of non-personal data in order to promote innovation and fairness in the digital environment and to better exploit the potential of the constantly increasing amounts of data.

date 2023/06/27

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