Inducing behavioural change in society through communication and education in sustainable manufacturing

The United Nations considers the mobilization of the broad public to be the essential requirement for achieving a shift towards a more sustainable development. Science can play a vital role in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by contributing to ESD-related research and development on the one hand, and by becoming active awareness raisers themselves in education and multiplier networks. Specifically, the use of special Learnstruments, and investment inOpen Educationformats among other educational tools, may pave the way for accelerated apprehension and appreciation of sustainable manufacturing topics among the greater populace

Data protection and medical product law with respect to medical ubiquitous computing applications

With respect to ubiquitous computing there is a great potential of application, particularly in medicine and health care. This work deals with the legal problems which ubiquitous computing is facing in these areas. At the beginning, issues with respect to data protection and professional secrecy are treated. Afterwards the problem of applicability of medical product law for medical ubiquitous computing applications as well as the resulting requirements for manufactures, operators and users will be discussed.Ubiquitous Computing findet gerade in der Medizin und im Gesundheitswesen einen großen möglichen Anwendungsbereich. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den rechtlichen Problemen, denen Ubiquitous Computing dort gegenübersteht. Im Detail werden zunächst Fragestellungen bezüglich des Datenschutzes und der Schweigepflicht behandelt und danach die Problematik der Anwendbarkeit des Medizinprodukterechts für medizinische UC-Anwendungen sowie die daraus resultieren Auflagen für die Hersteller, Betreiber und Anwender erörtert