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dotmagazine: SMART & CLOUD - Online Now!

The benefits of digital transformation of our homes, our cities and our companies would not be possible without the quiet enabler: cloud computing. In the October 2017 issue “How Smart is the Cloud?” dotmagazine explores the impact of the cloud and the smart revolution on the way we live and work. Contents Editorial...

date 2017/10/18

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eco Association: Is there a blockchain revolution pending...

Blockchain can automate essential processes of public administrations in a manner which is tamper-proof eco Association calls for an innovation-friendly climate for testing blockchain solutions amongst authorities and administrations It enables publicly transparent, tamper-proof, and failsafe transactions: Blockchain...

date 2017/10/17

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Blockchain

“A technology that enables a digital transaction”

Blockchain technology is becoming a hot topic for a growing number of industries. Following in the footsteps of the financial sector, industry and public administration are also discovering the opportunities it offers. Stephan Zimprich, Leader of the eco Competence Group Blockchain, describes in an interview where the first...

date 2017/10/16

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Policy & Law

New Discussion Paper on Digital Education: eco and EuroCloud...

At this month's Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, the Bündnis für Bildung (Alliance for Education), which campaigns for the promotion of connected learning, launched a paper to stimulate discussion on the advancement of digital education during the new legislative term in Germany. This paper formulates...

date 2017/10/10

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eco Honors Microsoft and the Deutscher Fachverlag for Their...

Over the course of the recent Internet Security Days, on 28 September, eco honored Microsoft and the Deutscher Fachverlag for their many years of cooperation.   Prof. Dr. Norbert Pohlmann, eco Board Member for IT Security, presented the certificate for the 20-year anniversary of the company's membership to...

date 2017/10/04

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Data Centers Increase Regional Competitiveness

Data centers provide the basis for success of metropolitan regions Digital infrastructures boost local growth and employment Frankfurt benefits as Germany’s largest data center location Digital infrastructure such as data centers contribute significantly to the prosperity of a region – both initially...

date 2017/10/04

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A Question of Digital Sovereignty

The enduring attractiveness of Germany as a location will depend, among other factors, on its digital infrastructure. The question of digital sovereignty also plays an important role, maintains Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Competence Group Datacenter Infrastructure. In a short interview, he also expounds on the...

date 2017/10/02

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Policy & Law

eco: Europe Needs a High-Performance and Secure Digital...

Commenting on today's digital summit of EU heads of state and government in Tallinn, eco Board Member for Policy and Law Oliver Süme states: "A high-performance and secure digital infrastructure is the basic prerequisite for a strong European digital single market. The main objective in this context must be the rapid...

date 2017/09/29

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Policy & Law

EU Guidelines to Further Tighten Up on Provider Liability:...

Mit Blick auf die heute von der Europäische Kommission (EU) veröffentlichten Leitlinien zu Notice & Action, warnt eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. davor, unter dem Vorwand der Bekämpfung illegaler Internetinhalte, das bestehende Haftungsgefüge der eCommerce-Richtlinie auszuhöhlen.

date 2017/09/28

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German Industry Demands Increased Engagement in International...

German companies see harmonized European regulations as important for Europe’s competitiveness on world markets, and eco calls for strengthening of the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. eco Berlin reports. The German industry wants more political involvement in international network policy. According...

date 2017/09/28

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