Training on "Green ICT Policies and Standards", jointly organized by CRBAS, ECLAC, and ITU
Nassau, The Bahamas, 16 December 2015
Introduction
ITU together with Basel Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-Caribbean), Basel Convention Regional Centre for South America and United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is organizing the Training on Green ICT Policies and Standards.
This training will discuss the role of ICTs in promoting environmental sustainability and propagate the agenda of international agreements on environmental issues such as climate change and e-waste management.
The training will also focus on how international standards developed by ITU can help leverage the potential of ICTs to tackle environmental issues.
The training will bring together leading specialists in the field, from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts and others.
Contact: cristina.bueti@itu.int
Day 3, 16 December 2015 (Morning)
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08:30 - 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 - 09:35 | Opening Remarks
- Rowena Bethel Esq, Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration and Director of the National Insurance Board of The Bahamas [ Biography ]
- Chaesub Lee, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [ Biography ]
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| 09:35 - 10:00 | Session 1: E-Waste Management: Policies and Standards
Moderator: Daniela Torres, Consultant, ITU [ Biography ]
Speakers: - Ahmad Khan, Basel Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean Region [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Virginia Onyara, Multimedia University of Kenya:"E-Waste Management Prgoress in East Africa" [ Presentation ]
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Session 2: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Moderator: Cristina Bueti, Adviser, ITU [ Biography ]
Speakers:
- Motsomi Malejane, Programme Officer "Introduction to UNFCCC" [ Presentation ]
- Vadim Nozdrin, Study Group Counselor, ITU: "ITU-R Studies on Climate Change" [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Jean Manuel Canet, Rapporteur of 18/5, ITU-T Study Group 5: "Methodologies Developed by ITU-T Relatively to Climate Change" [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Arthur Rolle, Consultant Ministry of the Environment and Housing, The Bahamas: "Using ICTs for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction" [ Presentation ]
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| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Working Group Excercise
Moderator: Daniela Torres, Consultant, ITU: "Training Green ICT Policies and Standards" [ Biography | Presentation ] |
| 12:30 - 12:35 |
Closing Remarks
- Chaesub Lee, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [ Biography ]
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| 12:35 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
