Datacenter

eco Alliance Calls for Master Plan on Digitalisation

Alliance Co-Spokesman Volker Ludwig: “Importance of digital infrastructures for growth and sustainability should be on the table in coalition negotiations.”

date 2021/10/14

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Policy & Law

Saxony-Anhalt: Urgent Need for New Federal Government to Improve Digital Public Administration, Education and Mobility

Following on from the regional state elections at the beginning of June, Saxony-Anhalt is on the verge of forming a new government. eco welcomes the fact that the planned tripartite alliance of CDU, SPD and FDP is focusing on digitalisation in the current draft of a coalition agreement, and that it is seeking to advance digitalisation with a ministry set up specifically for this purpose.

date 2021/08/19

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Policy & Law

Telecommunications Act Reform

eco is sceptical of consumer benefits for right to fast Internet and warns against extending data retention

date 2021/04/23

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Data centres as Gamechangers for Urban Energy Supply: City of Frankfurt am Main Could Cover Most of its Heating Needs by 2030 with Waste Heat

With advancing digitalisation, the global demand for computing power is increasing, and with it the energy requirements for data centres. But the strong data centre infrastructure also means an opportunity for future energy concepts, especially in conurbations like Frankfurt am Main.

date 2021/04/09

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Networks

Study: 100 Top Decision-Makers Attest to Cologne’s Digital Resilience in the Area of Mobile Working

A study published this month by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology shows that digital resilience in Cologne is high, but varies greatly across sectors. Supply chains, for example, are described by 82 percent of decision-makers as being efficient even in the pandemic.

date 2021/03/29

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Security

eco on the IT Security Act 2.0

“Politicians must pull the ripcord in order not to gamble away trust in digital communication,” says eco’s Vice-Chair Klaus Landefeld.

date 2021/02/26

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Policy & Law

Inventory Data Disclosure: eco Association Warns Against Uncontrolled Data and Password Disclosure

The eco Association criticises procedure and warns against hasty decision in the Bundesrat – Password disclosure means profound invasion of privacy

date 2021/02/11

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IPCEI Industrie Cloud – Eine gemeinsame Europäische Initiative...

Die europäische Industrie produziert und verarbeitet immer größer werdende Massen an Daten. Dieses industrielle Potenzial wollen wir nutzen, um die Datenökosysteme im Einklang mit grundlegenden europäischen Werten zu gestalten. Die Fähigkeit der europäischen Industrie hängt davon ab, die notwendige Handlungsfähigkeit...

date 2021/02/18 placeOnline

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Datacenter

eco Alliance Signs Up to Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact

One year after the adoption of the EU Green Deal, leading cloud infrastructure providers and data centre operators in Europe have signed up to a joint Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact – with this including the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association.

date 2021/01/21

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Datacenter

eco Alliance: “Digitalisation is THE basic condition for a CO2-neutral Europe”

Conclusions for sustainable digitalisation were adopted at last week’s meeting of the EU Environment Council. Among other things, these stipulate that data centres should become climate-neutral by 2030.

date 2020/12/18

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