Second full consortium affiliation for Electronics Watch
Electronics Watch is happy to announce its second full consortium affiliation, ITSH-edu, the working group of IT- and IT-procurement departments of universities and research institutions in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost federal state. ITSH-edu serves as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among its members and is increasingly used as a common interface to Schleswig-Holstein's government institutions. ITSH-edu's (currently 14) members identify and perform common projects in IT-technology and procurement.
Dr. Lars Kühnel, representative of Kiel university in the ITSH-edu group, stated: "Since there is a special responsibility of public institutions for the consideration of social and sustainability criteria in their tendering and procurement processes, ITSH-edu joined Electronics Watch. One of the reasons for joining was that ITSH-edu's own resources for monitoring IT brands with respect to the above criteria are scarce (to say the least). Thus, liaising closely with a widely accepted and independent partner for monitoring with excellent connections to local labour watch organisations definitely makes sense."