In this episode of For Tech’s Sake, Elaine and Jenny draw parallels between the tech industry and ‘fast fashion’ – notorious for its short production cycles and disregard for the environment and sustainability. Joining us for this conversation is Luísa Vasconcelos E Sousa, the new country manager of Swappie in Ireland, who introduces us to a more circular alternative for smartphone purchases.
For links to the stories and reports discussed in this episode, and other resources, check out fortechssake.info.
For Tech’s Sake is a co-production from Silicon Republic and The HeadStuff Podcast Network, hosted by Elaine Burke and Jenny Darmody and this episode was guest-produced by Dan Wilcox.
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v3.4: Internet of trash
v3.3: Trust the (democratic) process
v3.1: AI can be good, actually
v2.15: What’s another year in tech?
v2.14: Smart farming
v2.13: Money Talk
v2.12: Why robot?
v2.11: Wherefore art now?
v2.10: Rolling in the deepfakes
v2.9: The drone ranger
v2.8: The kids are online
v2.7: Be smart and break things
v2.6: Dude, where’s my bias-free search engine?
v2.5: Please, AI responsibly
v2.4: Practising safe tech
v2.3: The good, the mods and the ugly
v2.2: Big fish, little fish, corporate shocks
v2.1: Let’s talk about sex-tech, baby
v1.10: An open and shut case
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