For the “European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse”, the German Internet complaints offices inform about the spread of images of sexualized violence in the Internet, & about the cooperation of hotlines at national and international levels.

The digitalization of the working world makes it easier to balance work and family life – this is the opinion of around half of the people in Germany, according to a recent eco survey. In particular, Germans expect more flexibility in their work thanks to integrated phone and data lines via the Internet. All-IP solutions from the cloud increase companies’ international competitiveness.

There is still a lack of a holistic understanding of the decisive factors and interrelationships of the digitization ecosystem in the papers on artificial intelligence and a digital implementation strategy currently being discussed within the framework of the German federal government's digital hearing.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a decisive future-oriented technology and an important market for Germany as a digital location. In the view of the eco Association, in order to occupy this important technological field and turn AI into a core competency of German industry, a holistic AI strategy is needed which not only depends on targeted research and development but also high-performance digital infrastructures, and supports the societal acceptance of AI technologies.

The topics of securing specialist workers, New Work, and (further) education in the digital world of work are right at the top of the political agenda and also shaped the debate in the “New Work Check”, organized by the eco Association.

The 63rd meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) took place in Barcelona from 20th to 25th of October 2018. ICANN holds three international meetings per year, which rotate among five geographic regions and three meeting formats with different subject areas of focus. With an attendance...

For many years already, artificial intelligence (or machine learning/deep learning) has been playing an important role in the area of IT security. It helps in the process of detecting anomalies in networks and tracking down intruders, it optimizes spam and virus filters, and it supports authentication procedures.

On 28th November in Cologne, the eco Association will present one of the Internet industry’s most prestigious awards. In seven award categories, a jury of experts comprising of representatives from industry, academia, research, and politics has selected the three most promising submissions of 2018 and nominated them for the eco://award.

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 for 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 problems? Quality...