A clear trend can be seen for our digital future: What can be connected will be connected. But companies and societies do not network within traditional, analogous borders.
Machines are also increasingly being connected to one another. The Internet of Things is growing faster and faster. These developments give us a unique opportunity to bring the citizens of Europe closer together. And we must not let this opportunity pass us by. At the same time, the digital networks are and will become an increasingly attractive target for criminal or state-controlled cyber-attacks. Deutsche Telekom’s systems have reported up to 70 million different attacks on a single day this year. A new, sad record! And a leap compared to the figures of 2018! Thanks to our efforts, these attacks are not getting through, but the number is vertiginous.
Das EU-Parlament hat am Mittwoch in zweiter Lesung über neue Regeln für die Beantragung von Visa für den Schengen-Raum abgestimmt. In der Verordnung geht es hauptsächlich um die Bedingungen, unter denen biometrische Merkmale für die Visa-Datenbank der EU (VIS) erfasst werden dürfen.
Bei grenzüberschreitenden Geschäften innerhalb Europas verwenden kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) bisher kaum die elektronische Rechnung. Die Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Formaten und Standards behindern den sinnvollen Einsatz der E-Rechnung. Potenzielle Kosteneinsparungseffekte gehen verloren.
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E-government is the ‘in’ thing and a growing number of public services can now be delivered online. A major challenge faced, however, is how to get citizens more involved in public life and encourage greater interaction between the public sector and the man in the street.
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