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e must ensure that even those companies not subject to statutory requirements
(because they are not critical infrastructure operators) improve their data security.
We will work together with partners from business and the scientific community
to expand the assistance we provide under the IT Security in Business initiative
(IT-Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft).
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e will conduct a study to identify which digital capabilities and key competencies
are available in Germany, also in comparison to international standards, and create
a digital atlas based on this information. Using this base we will begin an ongoing
competence monitoring programme in dialogue with stakeholders. The goal here is to
focus on which key technologies and competencies are necessary for maintaining
and creating digital independence and provide support for them.
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he European General Data Protection Regulation creates a balance between consumer and business interests, and establishes a forward-looking legal framework
for data diversity and Big Data. In the course of implementation of the optionality
clauses of the European General Data Protection Regulation, it will be essential to
also anchor this balance in national data protection legislation. The Federal Ministry
for Economic Affairs and Energy is working jointly with business and data protection
authorities to lay the groundwork for a data protection certification.
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n the basis of the agreement between the European Commission and the USA on
a EU-US Privacy Shield for transatlantic data communication, we will ensure that
the discretionary decision of the European Commission guarantees the privacy and
protection of trade secrets and, at the same time, national security.
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he data protection certification designed for cloud computing in the scope of the
Trusted Cloud Technology Programme will create the basis for a European label.
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e are paving the way for the international implementation of electronic identification, a qualified electronic signature, the electronic seal for businesses and government agencies, as well as other electronic trust services. Thus we are setting the
standards for EU-wide secure and reliable electronic transactions.
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