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1. What do you think about when buying one (a mobile phone) of these? designtechnology

2. I think mobile phones are good/bad because…. designtechnology

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4. …ensuring that our own and other people’s quality of life and human rights are not comprised to fulfill our demands • Improve quality of life? • Appropriate for society? • Maintain cultures and traditions? • Encourage sociability? • Material and energy impact? designtechnology

5. Employment opportunities? • Type of jobs • Fair deal? • Who gets the profit? • How can it be financed? …ensuring there is an economic benefit for both the region which produce the product and the region in which it is marketed designtechnology

6. Pollution • Where the materials came from? • Local habitats • Sustainable rate of use? • Energy used? • Transport …ensuring that our actions and lifestyles don’t cause the planet’s resources to be used at unsustainable rates designtechnology

7. We live in an interdependent world. If you bought a mobile phone which countries do you think will be affected by your decision? designtechnology

8. What about here? designtechnology

9. Ever thought buying one of these could affect one of these? designtechnology

10. Ever thought buying one of these could create one of these? designtechnology

11. Ever thought buying one of these could create this? designtechnology

12. It’s happening here… Democratic Republic of Congo designtechnology

13. These people are suffering for this… Columbite-tantalite (CT) designtechnology

14. Demand for mobiles phones designtechnology

15. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) designtechnology

16. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) designtechnology

17. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat designtechnology

18. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place designtechnology

19. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place Farmers no longer able to grow food, so look for alternative food supplies and work designtechnology

20. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place Farmers no longer able to grow food, so look for alternative food supplies and work Gorillas either killed for meat or leave because their habitat has disappeared designtechnology

21. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place Farmers no longer able to grow food, so look for alternative food supplies and work Gorillas either killed for meat or leave because their habitat has disappeared Money from CT finances militia in Uganda and Rwanda, as well as in DRC designtechnology

22. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place Farmers no longer able to grow food, so look for alternative food supplies and work Gorillas either killed for meat or leave because their habitat has disappeared Money from CT finances militia in Uganda and Rwanda, as well as in DRC Opportunity to make lots of money decreases chance of peace, and increases conflict designtechnology

23. Demand for mobiles phones Increased demand for columbite-tantalite (CT) Groups from neighboring countries fight to control CT supplies in the Dem. Rep. Of Congo (DRC) Land cleared to make mining easier, leading to destruction of natural habitat Local population forced off land to allow mining to take place Farmers no longer able to grow food, so look for alternative food supplies and work Gorillas either killed for meat or leave because their habitat has disappeared Money from CT finances militia in Uganda and Rwanda, as well as in DRC Opportunity to make lots of money decreases chance of peace, and increases conflict Continued fighting in DRC, Uganda and Rwanda designtechnology

24. Do you think CT has had a positive or a negative impact on their lives? • Think about degrees of impact, examples: • Completely negative, • Mostly negative, • Neutral, • Mostly positive, • Completely positive. • WHY? JUSTIFY! designtechnology

25. Reuse? As a consumer and a designer, think of actions you could take to address some of the issues raised. Rethink? Refuse? Recycle? designtechnology