Basic DiDIY knowledge Sample Clauses

Basic DiDIY knowledge. ‌ In accordance with the initial hypotheses of the whole DiDIY project, and of this deliverable, we argue that every citizen should have “basic DiDIY knowledge”. Its main characteristic is perhaps the fact that such knowledge does not need at all to include any technical skills for actually practising DiDIY in person, in any form. The basic DiDIY knowledge that every citizen should have is not about being able to personally self-build, configure or use any DiDIY machine or component, from Arduino microcontrollers to complete 3D printers or laser cutters. By basic DiDIY knowledge, instead, we mean a general, but correct knowledge and understanding of the risks and opportunities of DiDIY in the several fields discussed here, from ethics to the impacts on jobs and the environment. The first groups to acquire this basic knowledge should be educators, lawmakers and public officials in charge of applying regulations to DiDIY activities.