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09:00 - 09:15 | Opening Remarks-
Mr Mulebwa Munaku, Director of Information and Communication Technology, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication
- Eng Mustafa Al Mahdi, ITU Arab Regional Office [ Biography ]
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| 09:15 - 10:15 | 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: Mustafa Al Mahdi, ITU , Arab Regional Office [ Biography ] |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Session 2: Country presentations
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. |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Session 3: General Principles of E-waste Statistics
Speaker: Kees Baldé, Senior Programme Officer, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography I Presentation ]-
General overview of the key principles and core indicators of E-waste Statistics
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"Guidelines on E-waste Statistics" developed by the task group on measuring e-waste of the Partnership for Measuring ICT for Development
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
Session 4: How to track “sales of electronic equipment”, and how to measure “e-waste generated”
Speaker: Kees Baldé, Senior Programme Officer, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography I Presentation ]- Methodological guidance how to obtain data on the two indicators (sales and e-waste generated) e-waste statistics
- Introduction to an open source software written in R by Statistics Netherlands and United Nations University
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| 13:30 - 14:00 | Session 5: How to measure e-waste collected and recycled
Speaker: Elise Vermeersch, Project Associate, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography I Presentation ]
- Methodological guidance on classifications and how to obtain data on the one indicators (e-waste collected and recycled) of e-waste statistics
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | Session 6: How to measure imports and exports of e-waste
Speaker: Elise Vermeersch, Project Associate, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography I Presentation ]
- Methodological guidance on classifications and how to obtain data on imports and exports of e-waste
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Session 7: How to use the e-waste toolkit
Speaker: Kees Baldé, Senior Programme Officer, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography I Presented ]
- Explanation of an Excel Tool developed by United Nations University that assist countries to compile e-waste statistics
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Session 8: Group discussion on Workplan on e-waste statistics [ Presentation ]
Part 1: 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
Part 2: Arab countries and discussion the Proposed Action Plan
To discuss the draft action plan of Arab countires for year 2018- 2021. |
| 17:00 - 17:15 |
Wrap up
Questions and Answers -
Mustafa Al Mahdi, ITU Arab Regional Office [ Biography ]
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Anne Rita N. Ssemboga, ITU Africa Regioanl Office [ Biography ]
- Kees Baldé, Senior Programme Officer, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography ]
- Elise Vermeersch, Project Associate, UNU-ViE SCYCLE [ Biography ]
- Representative of Tanzania
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