How does artificial intelligence (AI) improve energy efficiency in data centres and also support the upcoming ESG reporting? Matthew Farnell, Global Sales and Marketing Director at EkkoSense, will talk about this at the Data Center Expert Summit on 4 June. His German colleague Artur Faust, Sales Manager DACH, answers our questions in this interview.

Speakers from different stakeholder groups of the High-Level Executive Committee (HLEC) will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways of the NETmundial+10 meeting.

Explore strategies for creating secure, collaborative digital environments that prioritize trust – the cornerstone of all human connections – in the May issue of dotmagazine.

Today, the EU Member States are set to finalise the AI Act. With this law, the European Union has become the first international entity to create a comprehensive set of rules for the regulation of AI. Its key to success entails harmonised interpretation and implementation.

On 6 February 2024, the EU Commission published its proposal for a directive of the European parliament and of the council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast).

Meet the eco topDNS Initiative with Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen at the M3AAWG 61th General Meeting in Vienna to discuss how to enhance industry collaboration on the mitigation of online harms. .

Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum with Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen at the ICANN80 Policy Forum in Kigali.

The fundamental rights enshrined in the German Basic Law also apply in virtual space – in spite of the fact that the Internet did not yet exist when the Basic Law was proclaimed in 1949. However, many people feel that their civil rights are jeopardised in the virtual space. eco Association calls for a comprehensive repeal of data retention and highlights that there must be no restrictions on the encryption of electronic communication or stored data in the future.

AI is THE technology trend of 2024 – that’s the consensus among IT decision-makers in Germany. Earlier this year, a representative survey commissioned by eco – Association of the Internet Industry revealed that almost three-quarters of respondents (73.6 per cent) see AI as the most important driver of digital innovation. It is clear that AI, quantum computing and other digital technological innovations will fundamentally change our world in all areas over the next decade.