eco

eco – Association of the Internet Industry: Board Re-elected

Oliver Süme has been reinstated as Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. At the eco Annual General Meeting which took place in Cologne on 30 September 2021, the Hamburg-based attorney-at-law and partner of the law firm Fieldfisher was unanimously re-elected to the Board. So too were the other Board members Klaus Landefeld, Felix Höger and Professor Dr Norbert Pohlmann.

date 2021/10/01

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Policy & Law

The Parliamentary View: Interview with Alexandra Geese

In the Parliamentary View, our new series of interviews, Alexandra Geese, The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, gives insights to her thoughts and ratings on digital policy issues regarding the DSA, DMA and AI.

date 2021/09/29

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IoT

SmartHome Initiative and eco Association Jointly Promoting the Smart Home

The SmartHome Initiative Germany and eco Association are joining forces in promoting Smart Home innovations and markets. For the SmartHome Initiative, with its regional networks and more than 100 member companies, the Internet is an essential building block for smart building, living and working.

date 2021/09/28

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Cloud Computing

5 Questions for Hendric Rüsch, Superluminar GmbH

Hendric Rüsch is Managing Partner of the eco member superluminar from Hamburg. In an interview with the eco Association, he talks about what he expects from the EuroCloud Native Initiative and the entire eco Association world.

date 2021/09/27

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Policy & Law

Digital Policy Must Be the Common Thread of the Coalition Agreement

Regardless of which coalition will govern Germany in the next four years, it must make a holistic, well thought-out and consistent digital policy strategy the guiding principle of its policies. eco Chair Oliver Süme is convinced that digital policy must be the common thread of the coalition agreement because digitalization is the key to tackling the biggest challenges of the coming years.

date 2021/09/27

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Studies

The Smart City market is booming: The study by the eco Association and the management consultancy Arthur D. Little forecasts an average annual growth in Germany of over 17 percent. This corresponds to an increase in revenues of over 46 billion Euro within five years. Market drivers, trends and challenges for a total...

date 2021/09/27

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Gaia-X

eco Association and Identity Valley Launch Cooperation for...

Development of a Digital Responsibility Guide for Gaia-X as first project objective Trust is the key to successful digitalisation. eco – Association of the Internet Industry has been advocating digitalisation with responsibility and in accordance with social values and standards for over 25 years. In order to push...

date 2021/09/24

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Policy & Law

eco Policy Briefing #BTW21: Germany after the Elections...

eco would like to use the Policy Briefing to look back at the election results, and to identify possible coalition options as well as potential policy priorities based on the election results. Furthermore, we would like to take a closer look at digital policy topics and issues for the upcoming legislative term.

date 2021/10/20 placeOnline

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Security

ISD 2021 – Security for an Increasingly Networked World

Two parallel thematic tracks full of presentations, discussions and networking on the topic of cyber security: From 16 to 17 September 2021, over 150 security experts and more than 60 speakers met at the second digital ISD in the event tool talque.

date 2021/09/23

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Domains

eco @ i2Coalition Best Practices Speaker Series: Addressing...

Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of eco´s Complaints Office, will speak about Addressing Harmful Content Online at i2Coalition´s Best Practices Speaker Series on October 6th at 11:00AM-12:30PM EST / 3:00PM-4:30PM UTC / 5:00PM-6:30PM CET. Register for free.

date 2021/10/06

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