Free ICT Manifesto publication
At the Sustainable leaders conference in Dublin we have launched the 2024 Manifesto with our Policy Recommendations!
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Europe is moving:increasing special requirements for product types through EU Ecodesign product groups. At first these were focussed on energy reduction. However following review it and putting an emphasis on circular economy aspects, it appears that improvements to stimulate materials used, repair, reuse and recycling should be added – underpinned by a standard for all…
The Free ICT Europe Foundation is lobbying the European Commission and the European Parliament. An expert assessment of the market and its current issues is necessary to inform the view of policymakers in Brussels. Deloitte Economic Advisory has been asked to accompany Free ICT Europe in providing a plan and a report for an economic…
The EcoDesign group Lot 9: Servers and Storage, of which the availability of firmware has been Free ICT Europe’s 1st biggest contribution to the regulations, is under review! This review, gives FIE, and YOU, the opportunity to influence any changes to be made in future text of the regulation which can and will benefit our…
News of a new Broadcom deal rarely arrives with great fanfare. The November 2023 VMWare acquisition provoked open worry online and in business circles, with many critics wondering whether the former Hewlett-Packard spinoff’s reputation would prove accurate — one of “milking” its cash cow purchases by cutting expenses and extracting revenue, often at the expense…
Though they’re gone through a number of iterations I’ve read these words so many times it feels as if they are scorched onto my retina; IBM’s much vaunted reason for doing precisely what they please, when they please. You’ll find it on any documentation or emails or notices relating to microcode restrictions, as if it…
The European Right to Repair Directive (EU 2024/1799) comes into force on July 31, 2026, reshaping the landscape for professional repairers and secondary market operators across Europe. While much of the public discourse focuses on consumer benefits, the directive creates significant opportunities and challenges for businesses operating in repair, refurbishment, and the circular economy. This…