Sep 7 – 12, 2024
Europe/Berlin timezone

Getting Them Early: Teaching Pupils About The Environmental Benefits Of FOSS

Sep 7, 2024, 6:15 PM
5m
Room 1

Room 1

Lightning Talk FOSS Philosophy

Speaker

Ms Nicole Teale (KDE Eco Project Lead and Event Manager)

Description

KDE Eco has a new project funded by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA) called "Sustainable Software For Sustainable Hardware".
The goal of this project is to reduce e-waste by promoting the adoption of KDE / Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) and raising awareness about the critical role software plays in the long-term,
efficient use of hardware.

In this lightning talk, I will discuss the work I am doing introducing KDE/FOSS to pupils, with a focus on its environmental benefits.
I will share ideas on how to get schools involved in teaching pupils about reusing old hardware with FOSS.
Finally, I will present some of the projects that we have already implemented in schools in Germany.

Watch: https://live.kde.org/playersite_ff95f429-9e2c-4de0-966e-c511db397c12.html

Biography

Nicole Teale started at KDE in April 2024. She contributes to the KDE Eco project Nachhaltige Software Für Nachhaltige Hardware ('Sustainable Software For Sustainable Hardware').

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