Policy & Law

eco Strengthens French-German Dialogue

A delegation from eco sought dialogue with French partners, as well as representatives of the ministries of economics and finance and the Assemblée Nationale, in the headquarters of FFTélécoms on 7 November.

date 2019/11/11

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Cloud Computing

EuroCloud: 14.5 M Euro Data Protection Fine a Warning Shot for Cloud Companies

On 05.11.2019, the Berlin Data Protection Supervisory Authority announced the imposition of a fine amounting to 14.5 M Euro.* It goes without saying that, for Germany, the size of this fine is sensational.

date 2019/11/08

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Internet of Things

Giovanni Coppa Head of IoT Competence Group iot(at)eco.de Dr. Michael Opitz Head of IoT Competence Group iot(at)eco.de Patricia Trinkaus Coordinator of Mobility Competence Group patricia.trinkaus@eco.de LinkedIn

date 2019/11/04

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Policy & Law

IGF 2019: eco Calls for a Dialogue on the Opportunities of the Internet for SMEs

Germany is hosting the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) for the very first time this year, which will take place from 25 to 29 November 2019 in the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin. The eco Association will be on location, participating in high-level panel sessions and with a booth at the IGF Village.

date 2019/11/01

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eco

3 Questions for Inger Paus

“In Germany we don’t have an awareness problem, but rather a problem of acceptance when it comes to digitalization,” says Inger Paus, Managing Director Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication. She will be taking part in the eco://kongress as part of the discussion panel Future of AI and Significance for the Economy & Society.

date 2019/10/30

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The eco://awards Winners 2019

In addition to the cross-category criteria, the following aspects are especially important for the jury's evaluation: Usability How well is the service or product explained to the customer? How easy is it for the customer to complete the purchase process? How fast and how well are customers helped when they have...

date 2019/10/28

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Guido Brinkel EN

As Head of Regulatory Policy and Director Corporate Affairs at Microsoft Germany, Guido is responsible for the external political and regulatory relations regarding telecom regulation, cybersecurity and data protection. Previously he served as Head of Public Affairs for United Internet in Berlin and Brussels. From 2007...

date 2019/10/24

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Policy & Law

“Regulatory fantasies will put the brakes on digitalization”

eco Comments Final Report of German Data Ethics Commission

date 2019/10/23

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Domains

The Hamburger Model – Stuck between L.A. and Montréal

Thomas Rickert reports on the ongoing work of the EPDP in ICANN, and coming up with a digestible – if not appetizing – solution to data protection compliance for the Whois service.

date 2019/10/23

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Domains

Making ICANN’S Whois Service Data Protection Compliant

Thomas Rickert, Director of Names & Numbers at the eco Association speaks to Lars Steffen from eco about the challenge of creating a universally applicable, data protection compliant, system for the Whois database.

date 2019/10/22

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