The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in May 2024, aims to create fair competition in digital services and is primarily focussed on new obligations for so-called "gatekeepers" - the large systemically important platforms. The European Commission has so far defined 22 services from six companies

DENIC already supported a joint statement of the technical community on the Zero Draft of the Global Digital Compact, which was signed in April. In the meantime, a first revision has been published. Again, like-minded organisations from the technical community have joined forces to speak with one voice at

The co-facilitators of the Global Digital Compact presented a zero draft in early April which has since then been widely discussed in the Internet governance community. The GDC is part of the Pact for the Future that shall be adopted during the UN Summit for the Future in September

On 21 March, the IGF-D and the IGF-D Secretariat – chaired by DENIC – invited to the third Jimmy Schulz Dinner in Berlin, in memory of the former Chairman of the Digital Agenda Committee. Jimmy Schulz was instrumental in promoting the Internet Governance Forum in Germany and was a strong

Promoting Internet governance is the aim of the IGF-D. Under DENIC's management the Jimmy Schulz Dinner, speed geeking and webinars made their debut.