eco Association: Five Theses on the 2023 German Digital Policy
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Leaked German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) Draft Reveals Plans for Mass Surveillance – eco Warns Against Dismantling Constitutional Controls

With the leaked draft of the "Security Package 2.0", the German Federal Ministry of the Interior is planning far-reaching digital surveillance powers – some of which would not be subject to judicial review. eco – Association of the Internet Industry warns against dismantling constitutional safeguards and calls for a reorientation in line with fundamental rights.
date 2025/07/24
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eco Branchenpuls: Ost-West-Gefälle bei KI Nutzung – unklare Rechtslage und Sicherheitsbedenken sind größte Hürden für Unternehmen 5
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eco Industry Pulse: East-West Divide in AI Use – Unclear Legal Situation and Security Concerns Are the Biggest Hurdles for Companies

Only 10% of respondents to the eco Industry Pulse – a recent survey of IT decision-makers* conducted by the market and opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry – believe that Germany is well prepared for upcoming AI developments. Germany also receives poor marks as a digital location: 72% of IT decision-makers in Germany rate the state of digital transformation as poor to very poor. One third even give it a grade of 6.
date 2025/07/21
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Digital Transformation as a Cross-Industry Change: In an Interview With Jan Moll (dtm group) 1
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Digital Transformation as a Cross-Industry Change: In an Interview With Jan Moll (dtm group)

digital transformation is not an isolated process, but requires networking, exchange and clear interfaces between business, politics and society. In a short interview, Jan Moll, CEO of the dtm group and driving force behind netforum, talks about current developments in the digital industry, the importance of energy-efficient technologies and why platforms such as netforum are indispensable for future-proof digitalisation.
date 2025/07/15
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Internet Policy Party Check 2025
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Internet Policy Party Check 2025

This year, Members of the German Bundestag Henri Schmidt, Daniel Bettermann, Rebecca Lenhard and Sonja Lemke engaged in a lively discussion at Google on the new Ministry of Digitalisation, AI, data centres, data retention and the modernisation of the state IT structure. eco Chair Oliver SĂĽme and host Sabine Frank, Head of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy at Google DACH, added the voice of the Internet industry to the format.
date 2025/07/11
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