Editorial: New Cooperation with DGRI

• Author: Thomas Dreier - Axel Metzger
• Pages: 172-172

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Editorial

New Cooperation with DGRI

© 2015 Thomas Dreier, Axel Metzger

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Since its launch in 2010, JIPITEC has been funded by a grant of the German Research Council (Deutsche

Forschungsgemeinschaft - DFG). The aim of JIPITEC is to provide a forum for in-depth legal analysis of current issues of

intellectual property, information technology and E-commerce law with a key emphasis on European law. Unlike the

more traditional law reviews, JIPITEC seeks to develop an information platform that allows authors and users to work

closer together. JIPITEC is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal, which connects academics and legal practitioners from

all EU Member States, as well as from contributors world-wide.

In order to nancially secure the continuation of JIPITEC, the decision was taken to team up with a scientic association

in the eld of IT. The ideal partner for this cooperative endeavor was found in the German Association for Law and

Informatics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik - DGRI).

DGRI is the leading professional association in the area of IT law in Germany. It addresses issues that lie at the intersection

of informatics and computer technology on the one hand, and law and business, on the other hand. The objective of DGRI

is to promote interaction between academia, research, and practice in the following areas: legal issues relating to the

processing of information; the use of information technology within the legal system; and shaping the legal framework

conditions for information technology. Within its area of interest, DGRI attracts both academics and practitioners seeking

an exchange of knowledge, experiences and views.

DGRI resulted from a merger of the German Association for Informatics and Law (DGIR) and the Association for legal and

administrative informatics (Gesellschaft für Rechts- und Verwaltungsinformatik - GRVI). After 40 years of existence, DGRI

currently has some 750 individual and corporate Members. Further information is available at http://www.dgri.eu/.

Beyond benetting from a greater array of contributors through this partnership, JIPITEC shall become even more

European. To this effect, it is planned as a rst step to enlarge the board of editors – already international in its

composition – by including an editor from the United Kingdom. Furthermore, JIPITEC could serve as a participatory

platform for scientic associations from other EU Member States. At the same time, JIPITEC will assist the DGRI in

broadening its contact base within Europe.

The cooperation between JIPITEC and DGRI is initially limited for a trial period of two years. It is, of course, very much

hoped that this cooperation will prove to be a solid basis for a ourishing future for both JIPITEC and DGRI as well as

for IT law as such.

On behalf of the editors

Thomas Dreier

Axel Metzger