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About the Playbook

In 2023, Good Things Foundation published two key reports Circular Electronics for Social Good: a research partnership with Deloitte and CEP and Public Sector Pioneers: reusing IT equipment to bridge the digital divide, a research partnership with University of Liverpool.  The aim of these reports was to not only raise awareness of the role that IT reuse could play in fixing the digital divide but to also begin addressing the barriers and enablers that organisations might face in contributing to such schemes. 

This Playbook has been developed thanks to a continuing partnership between Good Things Foundation and the University of Liverpool. The content has been written in response to findings from both of the published reports, workshops with public sector organisations that have been leading the way in setting up their own device reuse schemes and case studies from private sector organisations that have begun to embed IT reuse into their asset management processes. 

Authors:

  • Dr. Jeanette D’Arcy, Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool 
  • Dr. Rebecca Harris, Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool
  • Dr. Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement, Good Things Foundation
  • Natasha Early, Partnerships and Fundraising Manager, Good Things Foundation
  • Natasha Bright-Wray, Associate Director Communications, Campaigns and Advocacy, Good Things Foundation

Please note: DSIT and the members of the Charter Steering Group (consisted of Good Things Foundation, VodafoneThree, Deloitte LLP*) shall not be liable for any action or inaction as a result of the material in this publication or for the quality of devices being donated to individuals or for any financial, legal, commercial or other consequences arising following the implementation of the principles set out in the Charter.

Acknowledgements

Charter Steering Group: Good Things Foundation, UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, VodafoneThree and Deloitte.

Charter Working Group: Good Things Foundation, UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, VodafoneThree, Deloitte, Currys, Essex County Council, Google, Green Alliance, HSBC, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Material Focus, National Grid, Reconome, Scottish Government,  University of Liverpool, and Virgin Media O2.

*Deloitte LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC303675 and its registered office at 1 New Street Square, London EC4A 3HQ, United Kingdom. Deloitte LLP is the United Kingdom affiliate of Deloitte NSE LLP, a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”). DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL and Deloitte NSE LLP do not provide services to clients.