BARKÁCSKÖZÖSSÉGEK A DIGITÁLIS KORBAN
REPAIR COMMUNITIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Author(s): Rozália Klára Bakó
Subject(s): Social development, Social Informatics
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: repair community; environmental awareness; digital device usage; electrical and electronic waste; ecodesign; green thinking;
Summary/Abstract: Our research brief is aimed at connecting two areas that are still separated both in our minds, and in many decision-maker approaches: environmental awareness and digital device usage. We summarized three research projects focusing on regional, European Union regulations, and mapping ways of implementing the circular economy of ICTs on both on organizational and individual level. It is difficult to reduce the amount of electrical and electronic waste unless strict regulations are implemented. The lifespan of digital devices can be prolonged only if users benefit from their right to repair. Do they even have such aright? Theoretically they do, practically they do not. When ecodesign principles will be implemented from 2022, digitalization and green thinking may go hand in hand in Europe.

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