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XENITH DINNER 2015

UNIFYING PRIVACY'S VOICE TO CHANGE The Xenith Dinner from OPEN-XCHANGE has a simple aim: Unite privacy issuses with the people searching for – and those developing – the tools to reclaim the internet. Access to online platforms which allow people to create and share knowledge is mandatory in the digital age. Limited...

date 2015/07/15

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OPEN-XCHANGE SUMMIT 2015

Be open or be history OXS15 Compelling Keynotes, Showcases  & Networking Summit keynotes put the sharpest minds and working models in front of the leaders shaping the sustainable Internet. True business insight doesn’t get exchanged more open than this. Demonstrations on the latest protocols ans technology standards...

date 2015/07/15

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Policy & Law

Youth Media Protection Contract: eco Criticizes Planned...

eco is critical of the draft for a new Youth Media Protection Contract introduced in mid-May of this year, as was communicated in a position statement on 24 June. The main point of criticism is the unclear regulation on the provision of a possibility for age classification of content. According to the draft, providers that...

date 2015/07/14

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Report: 53rd ICANN Meeting

IANA and the Administration of the Internet determine the continuing discussion in Buenos Aires The focus of the 53rd ICANN conference, which took place from 22-25 June in Buenos Aires, was again the discussion on the “IANA Stewardship Transition”. Since the USA announced in March 2014 their intention to relinquish...

date 2015/07/10

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E-Commerce

Report: econnect Tour – Day Two

A Whirlwind Tour Through German IT and Culture The Thursday began with a relaxed meeting at Plantronics, the UCC headset specialists, on the banks of the River Rhine in the south of Cologne. Oliver Jungklaus, Senior Marketing Manager at Plantronics, gave participants a tour of his Smart Office installation, with explanation...

date 2015/07/08

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Report: econnect Tour – Day Two

A Whirlwind Tour Through German IT and Culture The Thursday began with a relaxed meeting at Plantronics, the UCC headset specialists, on the banks of the River Rhine in the south of Cologne. Oliver Jungklaus, Senior Marketing Manager at Plantronics, gave participants a tour of his Smart Office installation, with explanation...

date 2015/07/08

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E-Commerce

Report: econnect Tour – Day One

A Whirlwind Tour Through German IT and Culture The two-day exclusive executive-level international event econnect took place on 24 to 25 June in Cologne. The focus of this event was offering our International members and contacts insight into the German IT market – for companies who wish to get a foothold in the German...

date 2015/07/08

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eco: Modern Media Regulation Must Ensure Diversity and Encourage...

New eco Position Paper on Media Convergence formulates central demands of Internet industry Existing liability framework of German Telemedia Act must be retained Telemedia supervision as one integrated whole and internationally compatible Internet telephony, web TV and radio apps on the mobile phone – all these...

date 2015/07/07

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eco Internet Awards 2015 – Domains

Public Interest Registry wins Award for OnGood Jury: “OnGood connects NGOs worldwide over a unique Online-Platform, through which they not only gain support, but they can also cooperate more strongly at the global level.” On 25 June eco – Association of the Internet Industry e. V. presented the eco Internet Awards,...

date 2015/06/29

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ICANN Accountability Group Drops Member Model

Scraps With Board Over New Queries Reproduced with permission from Electronic Commerce & Law Report, 20 ECLR 895 (June 24, 2015). Copyright 2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com> The Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability has backtracked away...

date 2015/06/25

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