Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
Info
European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS)
EU Transparency Register
32238324913-44 First registered on 07 Jan 2011
Goals / Remit
ECIS is an international non-profit association founded in 1989 that endeavours to promote a favourable environment for interoperable ICT solutions. It has actively represented its members regarding issues related to interoperability and competition before European, international and national fora, including the EU institutions and WIPO.
ECIS’ members include large and smaller information and communications technology hardware and software providers. In particular, ECIS' members are IBM, Kolab Systems, Oracle Corporation, Opera Software ASA, Red Hat Inc., Real Networks, Corel.Main EU files targeted
ECIS is involved in the following activities:
• Digital Single Market (DSM) Package;
• Public consultation on the review of EU copyright rules;
• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions on "Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe" (especially in relation to its action "Cutting through the jungle of standards");
• Action 25 of the Digital Agenda for Europe: "Identify and assess means of requesting significant market players to licence information about their products or services."Address
Head Office
Avenue Louise 65
Box 2
Brussels 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Simon Awde (Chairman & President)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Simon Awde (Chairman & President)
-
Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
-
Networking
Affiliation
N/A
Member organisations
Our members are IBM, Kolab Systems, Oracle Corporation, Opera Software ASA, Red Hat Inc., Real Networks, Corel. More information available here: http://www.ecis.eu/about-ecis/.
-
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
None declared
-
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
ECIS participates in the European Multi-Stakeholders Platform on ICT Standardisation. For more information about the group, please access this link: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2758.
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
In November 2014, ECIS organised an event on "Cloud Computing Standards: How to avoid lock-in in a cloud environment?".
In November 2014, ECIS also published a report on "Ensuring a Thriving Cloud market: Why interoperability matters for business and government," along with its policy recommendations. Both documents can be found here: http://www.ecis.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Cloud-Computing-Standards-Compatibility-and-Interoperability1.pdf and here: http://www.ecis.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ECIS-cloud-computing-paper_Policy-Recommendations.pdf.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
8 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.
-
Date 15 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject copyright, free flow of data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
-
Date 15 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
-
Date 04 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject European cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
-
Date 21 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julie Ruff (Cabinet member)
-
Date 12 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Severine Wernert (Cabinet member)
-
Date 08 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject cybersecurity certification Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
-
Date 01 Jun 2016 Location BXL Subject cPPP DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 14 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject cloud and DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)