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Fixing the Future: The Right to Repair and Equal-IoT

修复未来：修复权和平等物联网

基本信息

批准号：
EP/W024780/1
负责人：
Lachlan Urquhart
金额：
$ 128.2万
依托单位：
University of Edinburgh
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2022 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FW024780%2F1
关键词：
Fixing Future Right Repair Equal

项目摘要

Our 2-year interdisciplinary project will investigate how the lack of repairability in the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) will adversely impact equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the digital economy. IoT products are becoming the default, with wireless connectivity and automation bundled into mundane household items like TVs, energy meters, toys and phones. Whilst the IoT can still be a consumer choice now, its growth means citizens may see it imposed on them in the future. We use theory and methodologies from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design and Law to anticipate the future impacts of a digital divide caused by redundant IoT devices, particularly for lower income households. We will envision how to build more equitable IoT devices and avoid future inequalities posed by the poor long-term cybersecurity, exploitative uses of data and lacking environmental sustainability that define the current IoT. Some citizens can afford to replace broken devices but others cannot and require support to repair them or face the impacts. We will examine how equality issues from IoT arise across society, generations and geographies. We will then investigate how to create more repairable devices that respect citizens legal rights, provide long-term cybersecurity, minimise eWaste, and are supported by local community repairability networks. To do this, we have a research programme driven by stakeholder engagement and co-creation with citizens and project partners, namely:- Local community repair and maker space, The Making Rooms Blackburn - Consumer rights and advocacy group, Which?- Public broadcaster and new media experience developers, BBC Research & Development- IoT cybersecurity firm, NCC Group- Climate futures focused artist, Rachel Jacobs/Active Ingredient, - Social inclusion and digital skills body, the Department of Employment and Social Development in the Canadian Government.Our 4 integrated work packages (WPs) are underpinned by technical prototype development; qualitative evaluation and participatory research activities; public engagement; and policy driven activities to foster change in the sector to address current IoT led inequalities. Key focal points of the WPs include: examining legal and ethical challenges for equality posed by current IoT; creating and running an IoT Repair Shop installation in Blackburn with citizens and local repair networks; designing prototypes and user experiences that demonstrate how to build in repairability to address inequalities posed by current IoT; and developing an 'Equal-IoT' toolkit that will practically support development of more equitable futures when living with IoT. The toolkit is a novel contribution that includes design recommendations and action plans for manufacturers to change current practices; policy guidelines and briefings to shape government activities; digital skills guidelines for enabling repairability in the community; development of an IoT repair shop blueprint model to roll out to other parts of the UK; touring the Repair Shop as a public engagement activity with citizens; developing a manifesto for citizens and repairers to showcase their rights and champion change in IoT development.

我们为期两年的跨学科项目将研究消费者物联网（IoT）缺乏可修复性将如何对数字经济中的公平、包容和可持续性产生不利影响。物联网产品正在成为默认产品，无线连接和自动化被捆绑到电视、电能表、玩具和手机等日常家居用品中。虽然物联网现在仍然是消费者的选择，但它的增长意味着公民可能会在未来看到它强加给他们。我们使用人机交互（HCI），设计和法律的理论和方法来预测冗余物联网设备造成的数字鸿沟的未来影响，特别是对低收入家庭的影响。我们将设想如何构建更公平的物联网设备，并避免未来不平等，这些不平等是由长期网络安全不良、数据的剥削性使用和缺乏定义当前物联网的环境可持续性所带来的。一些公民有能力更换坏掉的设备，但另一些人却负担不起，他们需要支持来修理这些设备，否则就会受到影响。我们将研究物联网带来的平等问题是如何在社会、世代和地域之间出现的。然后，我们将研究如何创造更多可修复的设备，尊重公民的合法权利，提供长期网络安全，最大限度地减少电子浪费，并得到当地社区可修复网络的支持。为此，我们有一个由利益相关者参与和与公民和项目合作伙伴共同创造驱动的研究计划，即：-当地社区修复和创客空间，The Making Rooms Blackburn -消费者权利和倡导组织，Which？-公共广播和新媒体体验开发商，BBC研发-物联网网络安全公司，NCC集团-关注气候未来的艺术家，Rachel Jacobs/Active Ingredient， -社会包容和数字技能机构，加拿大政府就业和社会发展部。我们的4个集成工作包（wp）以技术原型开发为基础；定性评价和参与性研究活动；公众参与;以及政策驱动的活动，以促进行业变革，解决当前物联网导致的不平等问题。WPs的重点包括：审查当前物联网对平等构成的法律和道德挑战；在布莱克本与市民和当地维修网络一起创建和运行物联网维修店；设计原型和用户体验，展示如何构建可修复性，以解决当前物联网带来的不平等；并开发一个“平等物联网”工具包，以实际支持物联网时代更公平的未来发展。该工具包是一个新颖的贡献，包括设计建议和行动计划，为制造商改变目前的做法；制定政府活动的政策指引和简报；促进社区可修复性的数字技能指南；开发物联网维修车间蓝图模型，以推广到英国其他地区；与市民一同参观维修车间，作为公众参与活动；为公民和维修人员制定宣言，展示他们的权利，并支持物联网发展的变革。