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The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) establishes a new European standard for the cybersecurity of connected products. While the ZVEI supports this goal, the current legal framework poses considerable…

Industrial AI is more than just a trend; it has been an integral part of industrial processes for decades. Unlike in unregulated areas, its use is subject to clear legal frameworks, which are…

The European AI Act came into force on 1 August 2024. Initial experience shows that the goal of low bureaucracy and legally secure regulation has not yet been achieved. In the field of industrial AI…

The digital integration of the European single market holds immense potential for economic and social value creation. The companies of the electrical and digital industry are expected to generate…

Cybersecurity requirements are increasingly becoming a regulatory focus. The interest in instruments that make it possible to improve quality and processes in the (software) supply chain is…

On 15 September 2022, the European Commission published the draft of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). ZVEI has been intensively involved in the informal discussions between the European legislator…

The implementation of short transition periods for legislative proposals in connection with mandatory third-party certification is causing major problems for German and European manufacturers.…

In September 2022 the European Commission published their proposal for the so called Cyber Resilience Act. The ambitious piece of legislation aims at raising the overall resilience level of products…

Networking and digitalisation cannot be designed without cyber security in products and applications. This is the self-image of the manufacturing companies organised in the ZVEI. Even more, it is…

The electrical industry’s view on Europe’s recovery post-Covid-19 and future industrial strategy In Europe, the current crisis has intensified a political discussion about the state of the…