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At the NDIX Deutschland-Tag, we offer NDIX customers, partners and all interested parties a common platform for information and exchange of ideas. The presentations will deal with innovative topics, such as Smart City, IT security and the GigabitCity concept, which involves NDIX in working with public utilities. There will be plenty of time for networking.

In a letter to the EU Commission made public yesterday, the Ministers of the Interior of Germany and France called for legislation to combat terrorist propaganda on online platforms. For Oliver Süme, Chair of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, the proposal for such legislation is inexplicable.

The city of the future will be connected and smart. Increased investment in IT security and network infrastructure are important growth drivers for the smart city. The “Communication Services & Network Security” segment alone is therefore forecast to grow by an average of more than 13 percent over the next five years; in 2017, revenues in this area amounted to around 3.5 billion Euro in Germany. “Secure and fast network connections are an integral component of the cities of tomorrow,” says Markus Schaffrin, security expert and Head of Member Services at eco – Association of the Internet Industry. “They make it possible to protect existing infrastructure effectively against cyber attacks and ensure stable and cost-effective data traffic.”

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Join us on 20 September in Madrid for a one-day conference full of interesting presentations, lots of networking, and lively discussions about today's and tomorrow's interconnection ecosystem on the Iberian Peninsula.

In an open letter to German ministries, 14 industry and trade associations once again urged politicians engaged in the ongoing negotiations for a modernized ePrivacy Regulation to advocate for a balanced, competitive, innovative, and practical regulation.

Digital transformation is in full swing: Innovative technologies, such as Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence, are transforming the economy and society. How can we solve the many economic, political and ethical challenges, so that we can seize the opportunities this transformation...

Today, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force in order to strengthen the legal rights of European citizens to have their personal data protected. For companies, it means that they have to adhere to stricter requirements when it comes to customer data and its further processing.