Today, the German Federal Cabinet approved the draft bill for the German KRITIS Umbrella Act (KRITIS DG), paving the way for further parliamentary proceedings. ‘The KRITIS Umbrella Act is an important step towards greater resilience in Germany. However, it will only be effective if responsibilities are clearly defined and unnecessary duplication of work is avoided," Ulrich Plate comments.

In today’s Tagesspiegel Background, eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe published his perspective on Germany’s digital transformation. The focus is on the question of how the existing AI gap between eastern and western Germany can be overcome.

In the context of the stakeholder consultation in the publication of the draft bill for the national implementation of the AI Act, the eco – Association of the Internet Industry warns against a lack of coordination between the responsible authorities and calls for  practical implementation. To this end, eco identifies five key levers for Germany as an AI location.

The GLACIATION project is coming to a close, and we are delighted to invite you to its Final Conference, a half-day event dedicated to shaping the future of sustainable and privacy-preserving data operations across Europe.

The European Commission has published a call for evidence for the initiative to develop an EU Civil Society Strategy. The strategy aims to support and protect civil society organisations and promote dialogue with them. Through this consultation, the Commission is giving stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback.

Smartphone apps accompany us wherever we go, along with a multi-layered digital infrastructure that remains hidden from most people. Behind every gesture on the display, a complex interplay of Internet exchanges, data centres, content services and global providers unfolds... all of which somehow takes place in the cloud. Having a 'simple' app in your pocket actually means dozens of servers and networks are working in parallel. A recent analysis makes this invisible network tangible.

On 31 August 2025, the consultation period for the extension of the amendment to the German  Telecommunications Act ended, and with it the opportunity to officially comment on the key points. eco – Association of the Internet Industry sees the key points of the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs (BMDS) as important impetus for the expansion of fibre optics and mobile communications in Germany.