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9:00 - 9:15 |
Opening of the workshop: ITU |
| - Eng. Mustafa Al Mahdi, ITU Arab Regional Office
- Dr. Maria Sasabo, Permanent Secretary (Communications), Tanzania
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9:15 - 10:15
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Session 1: Addressing the e-waste challenge: Better data - Better policies |
| Brief introduction of speakers and trainers, including their backgrounds and brief inventory of knowledge of participants on e-waste and e-waste statistics. In addition, the session will give a brief overview of e-waste, e-waste statistics, the Global Partnership on E-waste Statistics, the 2017 Global E-waste Monitor, and ITU's mandate and role in the area of e-waste.
Moderator
- Eng. Mustafa Al Mahdi, ITU , Arab Regional Office
Speakers
- Mrs Vanessa Gray, Head, LDCs, SIDS & Emergency Telecommunications Division (ITU-D activities on e-waste)- Remotely
- Dr. Kees Baldé, Senior Programme Officer, UNU-ViE SCYCLE
- Ms Maria Victoria Sukenik, Chairman, ITU-T SG5 (ITU-T activities on e-waste)
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Coffee break |
10:45 - 11:30 |
Session 2: Country presentations (countries TBC) |
| Two selected countries from the Arab/Africa region will present the work they have carried out in terms of monitoring e-waste, the challenges they have faced and the progress they have made.
Speakers
- Eng Eiman Farouk, Head Environment Section- TPRA- Sudan
- Mr Mohammed Attiyah, Unit Manager International Relations Division, MCIT-Egypt
- Dr. Kees Baldé
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Session 3: General Principles of E-waste Statistics |
| - General overview of the key principles and core indicators of E-waste statistics
- "Guidelines on E-waste Statistics" developed by the task group on measuring e-waste of the Partnership for Measuring ICT for Development
Speaker
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 - 13:30 |
Session 4: How to track “sales of electronic equipment”, and how to measure “e-waste generated”? |
| - Methodological guidance how to obtain data on the two indicators (sales and e-waste generated) of e-waste statistic
- Introduction to an open source software written in R by Statistics Netherlands and United Nations University
Speaker
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13:30 - 14:00 |
Session 5: How to measure e-waste collected and recycled? |
| Methodological guidance on classifications and how to obtain data on the one indicators (e-waste collected and recycled) of e-waste statistics
Speaker
- Mrs. Elise Vermeersch, Project Associate, UNU-ViE SCYCLE
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14:00 - 14:30 |
Session 6: How to measure imports and exports of e-waste? |
| Methodological guidance on classifications and how to obtain data on imports and exports of e-waste
Speaker
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Session 7: How to use the e-waste toolkit? |
| Explanation of an Excel Tool developed by United Nations University that assist countries to compile e-waste statistics
Speaker
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee break |
15:30 - 17:00 |
Session 8: Group discussion on Workplan on e-waste statistics |
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First part: E-waste statistics For all attendees. - What are the 3 main challenges related to e-waste in your country?
- Is there a legislation on e-waste in your country? How is it implemented?
- Responsibilities, coordination between stakeholders
- Who is responsible for e-waste take back in your country?
- Organizations / producers / Government
- Retailers, municipal collection points, and/or pick-up services
- How is the e-waste management situation in your country?
- Formal / informal recycling sector
- What is the situation of imports of e-waste in your country?
- What types of e-waste are imported/exported?
- From / to which countries?
- What are the potential data sources that fits into the UNU measurement framework?
- Household statistics / Collection points / Questionnaire to the e-waste facility / Registers from waste traders companies / Reports from NGOs / Existing surveys in the country / Statistics from associations / Scientific literature
- What are your expectation for future workshops?
- Topics, frequency, audience, etc
Second part:
Arab countries and discussion of the Proposed Action Plan - To discuss the draft action plan of Arab countries for year 2018- 2021.
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17:00 - 17:15 |
Wrap up |
| Questions and answers - Eng. Mustafa Al Mahdi
- Mrs Anne Rita Ssemboga, ITU Africa Regional Office (TBC)
- Dr. Kees Baldé,
- Mrs. Elise Vermeersch
- Tanzania (TBC)
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