Digital product passports as the next frontier for technical communication
- Presentation
- Digital Product Passport
- 23. September
- 02:40 PM (CEST) - 03:25 PM (CEST)
- Scandium
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PhD Jonatan Lundin
- Excosoft
Contents
In the coming years, companies selling products on the EU market may be required, under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, to provide a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for each manufactured product. A DPP can be compared to a personal passport: a product‑specific digital record containing structured technical information, such as identification data, materials, durability, energy use, repair and recycling instructions, and regulatory compliance.
A key purpose of the DPP is to support a circular economy by enabling users to repair, maintain, refurbish, and reuse products, thereby extending product lifetimes and reducing environmental impact. For this to work, DPP information must be easy to find, easy to understand, and tailored to the individual product.
This presentation introduces Digital Product Passports from a technical communication perspective and shows how existing documentation, metadata, and content management practices can be reused to deliver DPPs efficiently—positioning technical communication as a strategic contributor to regulatory compliance, effective information delivery, and a greener planet.
Takeaways
Digital Product Passports redefine technical communication as a strategic tool for regulatory compliance, circular economy goals, and smarter information delivery.
Prior knowledge
Basic knowledge of technical communication tool, tasks and processes.