Gernot Baumann
Technical Communicator
Gernot Baumann worked as a technical communicator at parson AG in Hamburg from 2018 to 2025, focusing on the following areas: creating manuals and software documentation and processing and migrating data.
Latest articles by Gernot Baumann
In July 2024, the Ecodesign Regulation replaced the Ecodesign Directive in the EU to improve the energy efficiency and environmental performance of products through stricter requirements. The regulation covers a wide range of products such as household appliances, electronics, and lighting, and is part of the EU's strategy to reduce CO2 emissions and promote a circular economy.
One part of this regulation is the Digital Product Passport (DPP), which is designed to ensure transparent traceability throughout a product's lifecycle. The DPP is still in draft form. It is being developed by the German Federal Office for the Environment and Nature Conservation and will be mandatory for manufacturers of certain products. read more
In our last report about the tcworld conference 2019 we talk about an enlightening terminology workshop and error messages that scare us. read more
Digitalization changes products, production processes, and the behavior of users. This results in new demands on the work of technical communicators. read more
