Electronics and Ecologies – Manufacturing, ARC ADM+S and NTU Singapore, 2023

The final instalment in our Electronics < > Ecologies series, MANUFACTURING brings together scholars in geography, media and labour studies to discuss the growth in electronics and chip manufacturing in East and South East Asia.

While the offshoring of electronics manufacturing is not new, these locations are currently newsworthy as US-China tensions continue and manufacturing jobs are celebrated by regional governments. In this context, the ecological impact of electronics manufacturing can be neglected, but hazardous chemicals, constant energy use and staggering water consumption all affect land and livelihoods. The so-called Chip Wars have many stakeholders, from the consumers of electronics to the many workers employed in these industries who need a sustainable living environment. Join us to hear developments in hardware production as more countries enter the supply chain for electronics and the US CHIPS Act creates new battle lines over land, jobs and resources.

Link to content : https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/electronics-ecologies-manufacturing/

PROGRAM
ELECTRONICS < > ECOLOGIES #4 MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP
MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2023

9:00	Arrive / Event Registration Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
9:15 – 9:30	Welcome and Introduction Melissa Gregg, RMIT University
9:30 – 10:20	Explaining the Interconnected Worlds of Global Production Networks: Global Electronics Industry in the Post-Pandemic 2020s Distinguished Professor Henry Yeung, National University of Singapore
10:20 – 10:50	Intel’s approach to Circular Economy Taimur Burki, Intel
10:50 – 11:05	Morning Break
11:05- 11:30	Climate Change Induced Water Stress and Future Semiconductor Supply Chain Risk Professor Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland
11:30 – 12:00	Respondent, Morning Presentations Professor Ned Rossiter, Western Sydney University
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:45	Roundtable 1: Reflections on Labor and Chip Manufacture Professor Jack Qiu, Nanyang Technological University, in conversation with Professor Julian Thomas, RMIT University Professor Brett Neilson, Western Sydney University
13:45 – 14:30	Roundtable 2: Reflections on Labor, Device and AI Manufacture Associate Professor Jenny Chan, China’s tech boom, labor and (im)mobility Hong Kong Polytechnic University Melissa Gregg, RMIT University
14:30 – 15:00	Closing remarks