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Implications of EU Digital Legislation for Technical Communication Practices

  • Presentation
  • New Legal Requirements
  • 11. November
  • 11:15 - 12:00 AM (CET)
  • C6.2
  • Susanna Akdut

    Susanna Akdut

    • Roxell BV

Contents

Discover the role of technical communication in implementing the EU’s digital legislative package: “A Europe Fit for the Digital Age.” This presentation explores the practical implications of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), Data Act, AI Act, NIS2 Directive, and the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) for technical communicators. 
What data, documentation, information, and instructions must be created to ensure compliance? How can technical writers support transparency, safety, and security across products with digital elements and services? The session highlights the interdependencies between these legislative acts and how they collectively shape future content requirements. Some practical examples will illustrate the challenges and types of documentation that may be required under the new legislative acts.

Takeaways

Overview of key EU digital acts and their content requirements. Learn how tech writers ensure compliance, manage interdependencies, and adapt documentation with practical examples.

Speaker

Susanna Akdut

Susanna Akdut

  • Roxell BV
Biography

Susanna Akdut ist Technische Redakteurin und Expertin für Zertifizierung im Bereich der Produktkonformität. Am Hauptsitz der Roxell BV in Belgien – einem weltweit tätigen Hersteller von Stalleinrichtungen – ist sie für die Produktzertifizierung verantwortlich. Sie hat einen Masterabschluss in Wirtschaftswissenschaften, ist Gastdozentin im Bereich Technische Kommunikation an der KU Leuven und Delegierte von tekom Belgien. Sie engagiert sich aktiv im tekom Advisory Board Regulations and Standards sowie in der tekom-Arbeitsgruppe Terminologie der Technischen Kommunikation (AG TTK). Als Delegierte in internationalen Normungsgremien wirkt sie an der Entwicklung von Normen in der Technischen Kommunikation mit.

Susanna Akdutis a technical writer and certification expert in the field of product conformity. At the headquarters of Roxell BV in Belgium—a globally active manufacturer of farm equipment—she is responsible for product certification. She holds a master’s degree in Economic Sciences, is a guest lecturer in the field of technical communication at KU Leuven, and serves as a delegate of tekom Belgium. She actively participates in the tekom Advisory Board REgulations and Standards and  the tekom working group Terminology. As a delegate to international standardization committees, she contributes to the development of standards in technical communication.

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