In an eco-interview, Dr Falk von Bornstaedt,  Head of the eco Networks Competence Group, explains how this can be achieved.

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) having been published in 2016 a reporting mechanism has been established, requiring the Commission to evaluate the GDPR every four years.

Today, the German Federal Cabinet adopted the international digital strategy. eco – Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the fact that the strategy is oriented towards a value-based approach in global digital policy, but at the same time calls for a timely design with concrete goals and measures.

Under the motto “Let's talk about porn”, the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia organised an informative event together with Nathanael Liminski (Minister for German federal government, European affairs, international affairs and media of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia), and Andreas Weiss, Managing Director of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. The discussion focused on challenges and solutions for dealing with content harmful to young people in the digital space.

The world’s largest cloud industry event is ready to once again take over a spectacular European amusement park to facilitate new partnerships, deep knowledge sharing, and the best industry parties. Thomas Rickert, Head of the Competence Group at eco Association will be on site to moderate a panel discussion on DNS abuse.

This six-day meeting will be focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. This meeting is hosted by nic.pr. Prep Week (Online Only): 20 - 22 February 2024

Approximately one in two Germans (49.2%) use digital services or platforms to manage their own finances. This is the result of a recent representative survey conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of the eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

On the occasion of today’s vote on the AI Act in the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Member States, eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls for a practical transposition and EU-wide harmonised criteria for dealing with AI systems.

Olaf Pursche and Oliver Dehning now jointly lead the eco Security Competence Group. Double expertise for IT security in the eco Association: Olaf Pursche, Head of Communications at the Swiss IT Security Group AG, is now leading the eco Security Competence Group together with Oliver Dehning, Specialist for Cloud Security....

Based on the latest developments, Germany is expected to approve the current draft of the AI Act this coming Friday. eco Association advocates for a real-world transposition and EU-wide standardised criteria in dealing with AI systems.