Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.25 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
41
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e. V. (Bitkom)
EU Transparency Register
5351830264-31 First registered on 31 Jul 2008
Goals / Remit
Bitkom is the voice of the information technology, telecommunications and new media industry in Germany. Bitkom represents more than 2,700 members. They include nearly all global players as well as more than 1000 small and medium-sized enterprises and more than 500 start-ups. Bitkom's members generate an annual turnover of 190 billion Euros in total, including exports in high-tech goods and services worth 50 billion Euros per year.
Bitkom provides a wide-ranging network that brings together the best minds and top companies of the digital world. Bitkom organizes a permanent exchange between experts and executives, offering its members platforms for co-operation and for interaction with key clients.
Creating a favorable environment for innovation is Bitkom's highest priority. Core topics of Bitkom's political agenda are education and the training of tomorrow’s IT and telecommunications specialists, Green IT, e-government, e-health, economic policy, copyright and patent law, (...)Main EU files targeted
Trust & Security
Trade & Tax
Blockchain
Banking & Finance
Industry & Manufacturing
Infrastructure & 5G
Platforms
Mobility
Sustainability
Competition
Free Flow of DataAddress
Head Office
Albrechtstr. 10
Berlin 10117
GERMANYEU Office
Rue de la Science 14a
Bruxelles 1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 25% 9 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Jun 2021
Name Start date End Date Sabrina CAROLI 22 Dec 2023 20 Dec 2024 David ADAMS 22 Dec 2023 20 Dec 2024 Ms Sabrina CAROLI 22 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr David Adams 22 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Felix KUHLENKAMP 28 Sep 2023 30 Dec 2023 Ms Esther STEVERDING 18 Jan 2023 15 Jul 2023 Ms Sabrina CAROLI 29 Nov 2022 29 Nov 2023 Mr David Adams 29 Nov 2022 29 Nov 2023 Mr Gustav SPÄT 13 Aug 2022 01 Nov 2022 Ms Sabrina CAROLI 09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022 Mr David Adams 09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022 Mr Benjamin Ledwon 21 Aug 2019 21 Aug 2020 Mr Torben DAVID 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Mr Benjamin Ledwon 06 Sep 2018 21 Aug 2019 Mr Torben DAVID 13 Feb 2018 13 Feb 2019 Mr Benjamin Ledwon 31 Aug 2017 18 Aug 2018 Ms Martina Krauss 23 Feb 2017 11 Feb 2018 Mr Constantin Gissler 25 Aug 2016 23 Aug 2017 Ms Martina Krauss 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017 Mr Constantin Gissler 01 Aug 2015 30 Jul 2016 Ms Martina Krauss 19 Nov 2014 17 Nov 2015 Mrs Martina Krauss 19 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Constantin Gissler 15 Jul 2014 11 Jul 2015 Mr Nils Hullen 26 Sep 2013 12 Jul 2014 Complementary Information
The main focus of Bitkom's policy work is at the German national level. Currently there are nine employees in the Berlin headquarters involved in EU issues working each about 20% on activities falling within the scope of the transparency register. Both employees in the Brussels office entirely focus on EU affairs.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
DIGITALEUROPE (www.digitaleurope.org)
BDI (www.bdi.eu)
Deutsches Institut für Normung (www.din.de)
Selbstregulierung Informationswirtschaft e.V (www.sriw.de)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
Bitkom is a member of several national or European associations, fora and initiatives (see above), some of which have activities at EU level falling within the scope of the transparency register. Bitkom has no information on the exact share of its membership fees used for such activities.
The total of our membership fees for all mentioned organisations amounts to 2,267,900€.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Consumer Safety Network #E00935#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/expert-groups/consult?groupID=935 #Not a member #C#Industry#Sub-Group on Artifical Intelligence (AI), connected products and other new challenges in product safety#Expert group on cooperative, connected, automated and autonomous mobility#E03657#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3657 #Observer #C#Industry#Digital Transport and Logistics Forum#E03280#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3280 #Member #C#Industry#e-transport documents#corridor cargo flows#DLTF II SG I#DTLF II SG II#Working Group on Motor Vehicles#E01295#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/expert-groups/consult?groupID=1295 #Not a member #C#Industry#Access to vehicle data & cybersecurity
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
Creating a good environment for doing business in Europe is Bitkom's highest priority.
Education and the training of tomorrow’s IT and telecommunications specialists, green ICT, e-government, e-health, economic policy, copyright and patent law, security and privacy issues, software technologies, consumer electronics, climate protection, and sustainability as well as a new legal framework for telecommunications and the media are the core of Bitkom's political agenda. With the coming digital convergence, Bitkom seeks to promote the collaboration of all those working in the realm of information technology and telecommunications.- Meetings
Meetings
41 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 29 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject on digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject cybersecurity policy and digital skills policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
- Despina Spanou (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of Bitkom project related to the Internet Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Feb 2023 Location brussels Subject Metaverse Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Digital in the EU green deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital transition Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Tour d’horizon of EU digital policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity skills Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Despina Spanou (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jun 2022 Location Bruxelles - Virtual Subject VTC meeting on European Health Data Space Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2021 Location Online Subject EU digital policy priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Apr 2021 Location virtual Subject digital finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Various digital issues: digitalisation in response to COVID-19 in Germany, GAIA-X governance & use cases, start-ups, cybersecurity, DSA-DMA, data spaces. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jan 2021 Location Video conferencing Subject RRF, industry strategy, digital strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject Gaia X Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2020 Location Brussels (video conference) Subject Digital issues Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Digital Trade. Covid -19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Digital Trade. Covid -19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Aug 2019 Location Brussels Subject Digital Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2019 Location Berlaymont Subject Digital Sovereignty DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 05 Apr 2019 Location Berlin Subject Exposure of 5G Infrastructure DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 05 Apr 2019 Location Berlin Subject Exposure of 5G Infrastructure DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 26 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject Governance in digital policy, data, artificial intelligence Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject ePrivacy, AI, open data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Oct 2018 Location Munich Subject MFF and Digital Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject DSM mid-term review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dual use DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade policy DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Safe Harbour Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
- Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2015 Location Berlin Subject Digitisation of industry, startups, eGovernment, data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Telecom review DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Eric Mamer (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location BERL Subject cybersecurity DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 May 2015 Location BERL 9 Subject Cybersecurity DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2015 Location BXL Subject Copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Digitale Agenda / Digitaler Binnenmarkt DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject The new Commission and its priorities DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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