The GDPR has been in force since 25 May 2018. From the perspective of the eco Association, despite initial concerns, the GDPR has after two years now established itself as a fundamentally appropriate regulatory instrument – but there is still room for improvement in its implementation for SMEs.

Smart Building, Smart Traffic, Smart Grid - Cities and regions are getting connected and intelligent. "Smart City" established itself as the guiding principle for urban development projects. Technologies like Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain as well as of course Data Centers tend to be the essential building blocks for different smart city concepts. Data is forming the core, that is used to make citizens' lives easier, more efficient and safe.

Maria Minaricova is leading the business development at Fetch.ai and serves as Chair of the Board of Blockchain for Europe association; working on development of state-of-the-art ICT applications using AI and blockchain, and supporting European policy makers in their goal to make blockchain technology a success. Blanca Zutta has a strong experience in leading cross-functional technology projects at the World Trade Organization. She is an active member of the Stablecoins and CBDC & Monetary Policy Task Forces of the Crypto Valley Association, and a member of the Advisory group on Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics at the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business. With an MBA thesis on “Key factors of success for an Initial Coin Offering”, Blanca has over 15 years’ experience in technology, digital transformation and digital marketing.

Amir Rahbaran is an expert when it comes to reviving or increasing sales. In this digital event he will share insights around sales teams and how to best track them. By participating you will learn about the following questions: Has your organization outgrown Excel? What other options are there for tracking leads, revenues and the status of different sales efforts? How can AI be used to govern sales operations? What data sources can be connected - and what is the best way to do so?

From today forward, the AV-TEST Institute, in cooperation with the eco Association, will complement the extensive data spectrum of its AV-ATLAS Threat Intelligence with real-time monitoring data of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and services.

NamesCon Online brings the NamesCon experience straight to your home office with a full-spectrum virtual conference—complete with keynotes, panels, breakout sessions, and partner events. The domain industry is surging as it helps individuals and small businesses pivot and grow online. In its mission to bring the domaining world together, NamesCon is hosting what will be the largest-ever domain-industry conference.

Despite Corona, the infrastructure layer will grow from 28.7 billion Euros (2019) to 30.3 billion Euros in 2020, thus growing faster than the other segments of the Internet industry The Corona crisis leads to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent higher than originally expected for the Internet infrastructure from 2022 Corona...

On 04.06.2020, an event took place in the premises of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in Berlin to present the current status of GAIA-X. The German Minister for Economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier, and his French colleague, Bruno Le Maire, emphasised the great importance of an open, transparent and secure European data infrastructure.