The European Commission is expected to publish a report on net neutrality in 2010, but apparently opinions are still divergent. According to the German webzine Heise.de, there is currently a concept paper describing four aspects of net neutrality. The paper lists commercial restrictions, discrepancies between marketed and actual bandwidth, technical measures to protect customers, and restrictions resulting from network management.

eco is looking for innovative content start-ups. Clever entrepreneurs, convincing concepts, and the determination to persuade venture capitalists will be rewarded on 22 April, at eco's third Cologne Web Content Forum. Companies can apply now for the chance to present their ideas to a jury of industry experts.

Thomas de Maizière, Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior, invited a range of experts to discuss privacy and data security on the Internet. Bloggers and net activists showed little immediate enthusiasm for the outcome of the debate. "It is disappointing that the minister did not draw any legislative conclusions from all the talk and the many suggested improvements", said Patrick Bayer of the Working Group on Data Retention.

Leading associations representing the European Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry have identified seven key action areas to fully exploit the potential of the ICT sector for European citizens and businesses: 1. productivity and growth, 2. sustainability, 3. creative content in the digital world, 4. trust, 5. participation for all, 6. trade/market access, and 7. reduction in administrative burdens.

eco, DJM Consulting, and Contebis have carried out a joint survey on mobile recruiting, aiming to assess whether, and in what manner, companies are already making use of mobile recruiting approaches, as well as how they see such technology developing in the future. Mobile recruiting has the potential to become a major channel for communication between companies and job applicants, but remains underutilised.