12 Oct 2022

"Right to Repair" campaign in full swing

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 12 October 2022

A new book, More Zeros and Ones Digital Technology, has just been released. It focuses on new technology and has put a spotlight on the difficulties people have when it comes to mending and making do with modern devices.

Sarah Pritchett's a senior project manager for WasteMINZ and was spoken to for the latest book about 'the right to repair'. She talks to Jesse about why technology manufacturers need to be held to account in addressing the problem.

Technician repairs and inserts the sim memory card on the mobile phone in electronic smartphone technology service. Cellphone technology device maintenance engineer

Photo: 123RF

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