How much do you know about your Home Appliances? Over the past two days, we have been putting the public’s home sustainability habits to the test through our interactive quiz. Our quiz aims to highlight how, if used efficiently, home appliances could save both energy and costs along the way. 

Only around 70 years ago, in different areas of the globe, women would walk down the river, early in the morning, to wash their clothes with the ashes of the fireplace from the night before. A practice that slowly began to fade away as new technologies came into our lives.

What does it mean for home appliances to be ‘secure by design’? And why is this critical? Michał Zakrzewski, APPLiA Digital and Competitiveness Policy Director, covered this and much more in the fifteenth episode of APPLiA’s digital interviews. 

Artificial Intelligence has grown to become an area of strategic importance and a key driver of economic development. Michał Zakrzewski, APPLiA Digital & Competitiveness Policy Director, was invited to participate in the discussion on the EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Act, at the European Forum for Manufacturing. 

The European Commission today unveiled its Cyber Resilience Act which aims to address market needs and protect consumers from insecure products through the introduction of common cybersecurity rules. 

What impact could the current semiconductor shortage have on Europe’s efforts to achieve both a digital and green transition? Alvaro Vilas, APPLiA Digital and Competitiveness Officer discussed the possible solutions to the crisis at the European Forum for Manufacturing webinar.