In this talk, I will first take a European perspective and introduce you to the growing movement towards more social responsibility in the IT industry. Alluding to the Fair Trade movement, this movement is also termed “Fair IT” – meaning IT products that are produced under fair working conditions with positive social effects. I will showcase some currently ongoing projects and initiatives.

Secondly, I want to discuss the question of how the tech community can collaborate to improve the social impact of their products. I suggest that hardware enthusiasts should embrace the idea of Fair IT – the question is how they can do it. I will present some general thoughts and ideas, but mainly, I would like to discuss and brainstorm with the participants.