Policy & Law

Interview with Sven Ursinus: “First and foremost, there should be three topics: Education, education and education”

We are in the middle of the transformation process of industry and SMEs. If we succeed in this, Germany’s future will also look bright. An interview with Sven Ursunis, Director of Government Affairs at Huawei Germany.

date 2021/05/20

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Policy & Law

eco Association Warns of Consequences of Planned Copyright Reform: Upload Filters Paralyse Exchange on Online Platforms

The eco Association expresses sharp criticism of the upcoming German copyright law reform, stating that the expectations regarding a press publishers’ ancillary copyright are illusory, and that the consistent implementation of the value-gap rules will only function by means of upload filters.

date 2021/05/19

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Digital Business Models

Inaugural Meeting of the German AI Standardisation and Conformity Coordination Group

At the invitation of three German ministries, the inaugural meeting of the German AI Standardisation and Conformity Coordination Group took place last week. With immediate effect, Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, brought the voice of the Internet industry to this 21-member committee.

date 2021/05/18

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Datacenter

The Future of Data Centres Will Be Hybrid

An interview with Michel Arres, Vice President Secure Power DACH, from Schneider Electric about market developments and the sustainability potential of data centres. The new environment will be hybrid: There will be cloud data centres, regional data centres, but also edge data centres.

date 2021/05/17

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Policy & Law

Hearing on German Act on the Protection of the Constitution: Politicians must not simply wave through State Trojans

The Bundestag Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs will deal with the draft law on the amendment to the Act on Protection of the Constitution in a public hearing on Monday, 17 May from 12 noon. eco explicitly warns against the consequences of lawful interception at the source and the use of spying software.

date 2021/05/17

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eco

EuroISPA - DSA in Focus: Beyond Content Removal

Please join EuroISPA to examine the DSA provisions going beyond content removal. In particular, the panel will talk about the articles on codes of conduct, the know your business customer principle, trusted flaggers, and risk mitigation for very large online platforms.

date 2021/05/17 placeWebinar

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partner & network

Our network The eco Complaints Office works in tandem with a broad national and international network and has numerous partners in business and society, as well as extensive support from policymakers. Here’s a selection of congratulatory comments on our 25th anniversary “Congratulations on your 25th anniversary!...

date 2021/05/12

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Cloud Computing

EuroCloud Native Member in Interview: Gecko mbH – A Member of the Release42 Group

The keys to the digitalisation of German SMEs clearly lie at the application and data level, the integration of numerous interfaces and the use of the trending technologies. An interview with Christian Lanz, Managing Director at Gecko mbH and a member of EuroCloud Native.

date 2021/05/11

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Security

Automation of IT Security: Secure Software Right from the Start

“IT security tests must be implemented as early as possible in software development,” says Sebastian Schäffer, Head of Sales Marketing at Alice&Bob.Company. In this interview, we talk to him about security tests, automation of IT security and the Shift Left in the development process.

date 2021/05/10

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Policy & Law

Telecommuncations Act Amendment in the Bundesrat: “Declaration of bankruptcy for civil rights”

With today’s approval of the Telecommunications Modernisation Act, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has once again adopted data retention - and the German legislator is once again breaking EU law.

date 2021/05/07

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