Mr. Anthony D. Rosborough at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On February 8th, 2023. See this statement in context.

February 8th, 2023 / 5:30 p.m.

Researcher, Department of Law, European University Institute, As an Individual

Certainly.

I think what the COVID-19 experience showed us with semiconductors is the reliance on centralized systems of manufacturing and specific geopolitical sources of manufacturing, which can be a challenge. Repairing enables us to claim some sovereignty over the technologies that we have around us and to decentralize some of our reliance on these supply chain systems.

Greater repairability would definitely help us, should we experience another semiconductor shortage, for example.

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