Gaia-X Use Case

Car Repair 4.0

The Car Repair 4.0 project is researching differentiated error diagnosis for vehicles based on machine learning. In this process, oscilloscope data is recorded in the engine room and made available on a platform for improving diagnostic procedures.

date 2022/04/28

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women.in.tech

eco on Girls’ Day: The IT & Tech Industry Badly Needs Female Reinforcement

At the age of 15, ten times fewer girls than boys consider taking up a technical profession. In order to counteract this imbalance, to provide impetus to the debate, and to offer recommendations for companies, policymakers, educators and parents, eco - Association of the Internet Industry has published a white paper entitled: "Girls in Tech: A Call to Action" for Girls' Day on 28 April.

date 2022/04/27

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Policy & Law

ECJ Decision on Upload Filters: A Bad Signal for Online Freedom of Expression

Commenting on today’s ECJ judgment which announces that Article 17 of the Copyright Directive is compatible with Union law and which overrules Poland’s complaint, eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme states that the judgment sends out a bad signal for online freedom of expression.

date 2022/04/26

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Policy & Law

eco Digital Barometer: Over two thirds of German citizens dissatisfied with digital transformation

In Germany, a large proportion of the population is very dissatisfied with the slow progress of digitalisation in many fields. As much as a quarter of those surveyed said that the topic of digital policy would have a major influence on their voting decision in the next federal state elections.

date 2022/04/26

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Datacenter

Data Center Expert Summit: 3 Questions for Henrik Hasenkamp, CEO gridscale

What disruptive potential do digital ecosystems offer? This is a topic covered in this short eco interview with the gridscale CEO Henrik Hasenkamp. At the Data Center Expert Summit in Darmstadt on 9 June, he will talk in detail through the role that cloud-based IT infrastructures play on this path.

date 2022/04/26

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Girls in Tech white paper

White Paper Girls in Tech A Call to Action for the Industry, Policymakers & Educators In current times, in spite of the indisputable need to have far more women involved in IT & tech careers, the gender imbalance in the industry still remains far more stagnant than mobile. In this regard, a central issue to recognize...

date 2022/04/26

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New Work

White Paper - Girls in Tech: A Call to Action

Due to the marked gender imbalance in the IT industry, this paper was released on the occasion of Girls' Day 2022. The paper is founded not just on research studies, but also on insights from 15 role models, and sets out recommendations for companies, policymakers & educators.

date 2022/04/26

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Policy & Law

Interview with Marcus Busch on the Internet Policy Forum: Digital Sovereignty is Becoming Increasingly Important

In an advance interview, Marcus Busch talks about why Germany and Europe are on the right path towards digital sovereignty and strong cybersecurity and where the German federal government still needs to make adjustments.

date 2022/04/25

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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...

date 2022/04/22

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Mobility

Sustainable Mobility as the Key to the Mobility Turnaround

At the meeting of the Mobility Competence Group on “Sustainable Mobility: Innovative solutions, new business models, smart projects”, eco joined the discussion on sustainable mobility solutions with various experts from the mobility sector. In the process, a clear picture emerged of what is necessary to make mobility more sustainable and realise the transport turnaround with increased use of digitalisation.

date 2022/04/22

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