eco - Association of the Internet Industry

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eco - Association of the Internet Industry V.

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eco - Association of the Internet Industry V. was founded on June 26, 1995 in Bonn . The abbreviation eco came here for "electronic commerce" ( eng. E-commerce ). The association sees itself as representing the interests of the Internet industry and has set itself the goal of promoting technologies, shaping framework conditions and representing the interests of its members in relation to politics and in national and international bodies. With over 1,000 member companies, eco is now the largest association for the Internet industry in Europe.

history

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  • 1995 Foundation of an association in Bonn ( Bonn association register, association register no.VR 6973)
  • since 1995 organization and management of the German Internet exchange node DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) in Frankfurt , meanwhile the world's largest Internet exchange node
  • 1996 Founding of the Internet Content Task Force (ICTF) and operation of the eco complaints office for illegal Internet content
  • 1997 Start of the political work of the association, in that he played a major role in the design of the Information and Telecommunications Services Act (IuKDG)
  • 1997 Founding member and board member of the voluntary self-regulation multimedia provider (FSM)
  • 1998 Co-founding of the umbrella organizations Electronic Commerce Europe , EuroISPA and Euro-IX
  • 1999 founding member of INHOPE, the international umbrella organization of Internet complaints offices
  • 2002 Start of the EBJA / CEBRA initiative, in which eco imparts current e-business knowledge and certifies it if it is successful
  • since 2003 organization of the German Anti-Spam Congress (has been integrated into the Internet Security Days since 2011)
  • since 2004 operator of the joint complaints portal with the FSM
  • 2005 The eco association celebrates its 10th anniversary under the motto fastforward
  • since 2005 professional testing and evaluation of data centers using the Data Center Star Audit
  • since 2005 together with the German Dialog Marketing Association e. V. (DDV) Operation of the Certified Senders Alliance , a whitelist project for bulk email senders
  • 2009 Foundation of EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e. V., the association of the cloud computing industry in Germany and part of the European EuroCloud network with the
  • EuroCloud Star Audit - a certification for cloud providers
  • 2010 Start of botfrei.de with its anti-botnet advice center, which helps Internet users to rid their computers of malware and to protect them in the long term
  • 2012 Start of Initiative-S, which, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy , examines companies' websites for malware free of charge and helps them clean up and protect them from new attacks
  • 2013 Start of the Advanced Cyber ​​Defense Center (ACDC), in which 28 partners from 14 European countries, coordinated by eco and funded by the European Union, jointly improve the security of networks and systems against botnets and malware
  • 2014 Start of cooperative IT security course (KITS) with the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da)
  • In 2015 eco celebrates its 20th anniversary under the motto “We design the Internet. Yesterday. Today. Day after tomorrow"
  • 2016 Start of the SIWECOS project, which helps companies identify and fix security gaps on their websites (in cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum and with technical support from CMS Garden e.V. and Hackmanit GmbH)
  • 2016 eco external data protection officer supports the members competently with all questions about data protection
  • With the eco youth protection commission, lawyers provide support with all questions relating to the protection of minors in the media
  • 2016 Publication of eco's basic network policy program: the Internet political agenda
  • 2016 With the campaign "Wahl / Digital 2017" eco accompanies the topic of network politics up to the federal election in September 2017

Association goals

  • Develop Germany as an attractive location for secure and trustworthy internet services and promote the networking of companies
  • Create technology-friendly market conditions and promote the further development of Internet-relevant technologies
  • Representation of the interests of the internet industry in relation to politics , the ministries , in legislative processes and in national and international bodies

Board areas

The topics in which eco is active are assigned to the four board areas, for each of which a member of the board is responsible. The content-related work or preliminary work is carried out, among other things, by the competence groups, which are organized by a competence group leader with the support of the eco office.

Politics, Law and Regulation

The Politics, Law and Regulation division of eco accompanies, analyzes, controls and evaluates network policy - at national, European and international level and is responsible for representing the interests of the internet industry in relation to politics, ministries and in legislative processes. It actively promotes self-regulation on the Internet and - supported by the eco complaints office - combats illegal content, especially content that is harmful to minors. The content-related work is mainly carried out via the capital city office of eco and is divided into the following subject areas:

  • Law and Regulation - The Law & Regulation competence group creates an information platform for current legal and regulatory issues at federal, state and EU level. It serves to coordinate the lobbying work and the exchange between the members. Through the association, the members are given the opportunity at an early stage to actively participate in legislation and thus participate in shaping the future of network policy.
  • Internet Governance - The core of the international debates and disputes about Internet governance is the question of who has the supervisory function over central resources for the operation of the global Internet. A multi-stakeholder approach has been established in which different committees feel responsible for different areas of the Internet. eco is therefore active in various international bodies in order to constantly advance and help shape the topic of Internet governance.
  • Protection of minors - The topic of protection of minors has been an important issue for eco since 1996. At that time the Internet Content Task Force (ICTF) was founded with the aim of preventing the distribution of illegal and youth-endangering content on the Internet. From this the eco complaints office for illegal content has developed, which has been operated by eco for over 15 years. Since 2004, the complaints office can also be reached via the web portal internet-beschwerdestelle.de, which is operated jointly with the Voluntary Self-Control Multimedia (FSM), and since 2008 it has also been part of the German Safer Internet Center. The protection of minors on the Internet is more than just running an Internet complaints office. Therefore eco is involved in various national and international bodies on the subject of youth protection and supports projects that promote media skills for children and young people.

Online services and cloud computing

The Online Services / Cloud Computing area bundles all topics relating to the provision of software via networks or the cloud. The area started years ago with a focus on application service providing and is now dealing with all topics "around the cloud" such as hosting , housing and colocation . The following work and topic areas currently belong to this area:

  • Market education and trust building through targeted public relations , especially for the medium-sized market * Procurement, development and provision of information on cloud technology * Creation of standards for the certification of data centers and cloud services * eco Datacenter Star Audit * Cooperation with associations and institutions on regional, national and international level * Provision of services for eco member companies

Infrastructure and networks

The focus of the Infrastructure and Networks area is to promote the exchange of data between the members and to develop and implement the technical basics. In addition, eco takes care of all activities here with the aim of achieving suitable regulatory framework conditions for operators as well as questions about modern data centers, effective hosting services, peering and interconnection services.

IT security

Norbert Pohlmann is responsible for IT security and deals with all aspects of IT security, including technical as well as economic and political processes.

Competence groups

The eco e. V. currently has 13 competence groups:

  • Blockchain - The Blockchain competence group bundles all associated activities and ensures the transfer of knowledge within the industry and beyond.
  • Cloud Computing (EuroCloud) - The Cloud Computing (EuroCloud) competence group is committed to the acceptance and needs-based provision of cloud services on the German market. With EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e. V. it has an independent association of the cloud computing industry and is in constant dialogue with the partners of the European EuroCloud network.
  • Datacenter - The Datacenter competence group deals with topics such as data center infrastructure, sustainable IT management and IT processes with all issues relating to data centers.
  • E-Commerce - The competence group E-Commerce serves the professional and scientific-academic exchange of experiences and knowledge transfer. It takes a public position on technical issues - in the political and economic environment - and makes statements on this, both on the current situation and on desirable future developments.
  • E-Mail - In the E-Mail competence group, ISP representatives and experts discuss current developments in the various technical methods of e-mail sender authentication and e-mail standards.
  • Infrastructure security - The infrastructure security competence group deals with cross-company cooperation in the area of ​​DDoS protection / defense as well as interdisciplinary cooperation with other organizations and initiatives for DDoS defense.
  • Internet of Things - The Internet of Things competence group deals with topics from the areas of Smart Home, Smart City and Industrial Internet of Things.
  • Names & Numbers - The Competence Group Names & Numbers is the platform for the domain industry: Information on political decisions, legal issues and technical developments come here at first hand.
  • Networks - The network competence group has historically emerged from the first eco working group "DE-CIX" and plays a central role. Numerous members of the association are connected here, the central data exchange of the German Internet in Frankfurt am Main was organized through this working group. Group deals with topics such as infrastructure security, VoIP, IPv6 and colocation.
  • New Work - In this area eco deals with the modern form of personnel search and marketing, promotes the exchange of information between the market participants and develops standards for data exchange and service providers.
  • Online Marketing - This eco competence group serves to promote the cross-divisional know-how transfer of current trends in online marketing. The aim is to exchange information about the possibilities of interactive media or digital advertising as a platform for marketing communication in order to flank and supplement e-commerce activities. In addition to current topics, the focus is in particular on email and search engine marketing as well as social media.
  • Law & regulation - where politics meets internet issues, eco is actively involved. The Berlin eco team stands up for the network policy interests of the member companies and provides framework conditions that open up optimal development opportunities for the Internet industry.
  • Security - This is where current challenges and market needs relating to IT security are discussed and measures and recommendations are developed. In addition, the association offers various specific solutions to increase security, support companies and protect users in the long term.

Services

With Services , eco offers both members and non-members some commercial services.

  • EBJA / CEBRA - provides participants with directly applicable e-business knowledge, which is proven with a certificate after successful completion.
  • Certified Senders Alliance - Whitelist project for e-mail marketing in cooperation with the German Dialog Marketing Association (DDV); designs and establishes quality standards for commercial emailing.
  • Datacenter Expert Group - This is where the results of the associated competence groups are prepared and made available to the industry.
  • Datacenter Star Audit - the quality standard for data center operators . The eco Authorized Auditors check and assess objectively the infrastructure and performance of the data center. Version 3.0 with single-site and interconnected-site certification has been in effect since 2013.
  • DE-CIX - the world's leading provider of first-class interconnection services operates twelve carrier and data center-neutral internet nodes.

the world's largest Internet exchange hub, is a subsidiary of eco. DE-CIX is operated by DE-CIX Management GmbH.

  • EuroCloud Deutschland eco - Association of the Cloud Computing Industry in Germany and part of the European EuroCloud network.
  • eco Complaints Office - accepts complaints about all Internet services: websites, e-mails, data exchange services, chats, newsgroups and forums. Any Internet user can report content. The lawyers at the eco Complaints Office then check whether the reported content is actually illegal and take appropriate measures to ensure that the content is removed from the Internet. In addition, criminal content is generally reported to the law enforcement authorities.
  • eco legal advice - qualified legal advice in internet matters for members by specialized lawyers.
  • Cooperative course in IT security (KITS) with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da)
  • StarAudit (provided by EuroCloud) - the international certification system for cloud providers; Transparency in the market should provide users with an essential decision-making aid when choosing trustworthy services.

eco Cyber ​​Security Services

  • Anti-Botnet Consulting Center - botfrei.de - helps Internet users to free their computers from malware and to protect them in the long term.
  • Initiative-S - funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy . Free scan of company websites for malware, help with cleanup and protection against new attacks.
  • Advanced Cyber ​​Defense Center - 28 partners from 14 European countries, coordinated by eco and funded by the European Union, jointly improve the security of networks and systems against botnets and malware
  • SIWECOS - funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. " Si chere We b-sides and Co ntent Management S ystems" helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to identify vulnerabilities on their websites and to fix. In addition, the "external data protection officer" supports members with all questions relating to data protection. With the eco youth protection commission, lawyers provide support with all questions relating to the protection of minors in the media.

eco awards

The history of the eco Award goes back to the former ASP consortium, which presented an award for ASP and online services for the first time back in 2001. In the years that followed, the award grew into a coveted distinction and established itself in the industry by recognizing particularly innovative and successful companies.

The ASP consortium has been part of the eco e. V. integrated. This took over and continued the tradition of the awards. The categories are adapted annually to current developments. At the award ceremony on June 29, 2005, eco expanded the categories for the first time to include ISP and awarded a total of prize winners in 12 categories with the "German Internet Industry Prize". Since 2006 the award has been officially called the eco Internet Award. In 2008, prizes in the content area were also awarded for the first time. In 2012, the award ceremony was expanded to include the automotive, healthcare and retail sectors. In 2014, the categories “machine-to-machine communication” (M2M) and entertainment were added. In 2015 the “New Work” category was added and in 2016 the awards were presented for the 16th time. The winners of the eco Awards from 2018 are ANEXIA GmbH (ISP / Interconnection category), ColocationIX GmbH (Datacenter Infrastructure category), KAMP Netzwerkdienste GmbH (Hosting category), Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity GmbH (Security category), DENIC eG (Domains category), Consultix GmbH (category cloud) and eyeo GmbH (category innovation / digital business models). The special eco award went to Tim Cole for his life's work.

Events

eco holds a number of regular events:

  • LocalTalks - networking and information in changing cities
  • polITalks - politics and economy discuss current network policy issues in Berlin
  • CSA Summit - Meeting of the Certified Senders Alliance
  • eco Gala with presentation of the eco Internet Awards - annual event in which innovative companies are honored whose products, services or processes that are ready for the market use the Internet as a basis or as an intelligent supplement.
  • Datacenter Expert Summit - annual congress on the topic of data centers
  • Internet Security Days / Anti Spam Congress - annual meeting of international security experts with lectures, trade fair with new security products and services, and networking events
  • EuroCloud Germany Conference - annual industry meeting with the presentation of the EuroCloud Germany Awards
  • eco MMR Congress - annual congress in cooperation with the magazine MultiMedia und Recht (MMR)
  • Internet Week - platform to exchange ideas about the Internet and to find out about new developments. Companies, associations and the city itself offer a comprehensive program for Internet users from young to old, interested parties to experts, and private and business people.

Members

  • More than 1,000 member companies
  • The member companies include Internet service providers (ISP), application service providers (ASP), telecommunications companies (carriers), domain providers, hardware and software manufacturers, cloud service providers, content providers, IoT specialists, data center operators and many others more.

Memberships

The association is involved in national and international bodies for the design of the Internet:

Cooperation partner:

Association headquarters

The association is based in Cologne ; the association also has an office in the capital in Berlin .

Management and board of directors

The chairman of the board is Oliver Süme , the board also includes Norbert Pohlmann , Felix Höger and Klaus Landefeld. The association's managing directors are Harald A. Summa and Alexander Rabe. Michael Rotert is the honorary president .

Web links

  • eco.de - Official website of eco - Association of the Internet Industry
  • botfrei.de - Anti-Botnet Advice Center

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About eco, www.eco.de
  2. ↑ Board member Eco. Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
  3. ↑ The nominees for the eco: // award! / Eco - Association of the Internet Industry. Accessed on December 10, 2018 (German).
  4. ↑ eco member directory, eco e. V.
  5. ↑ Board of the eco e. V.
  6. ↑ Management of eco e. V.