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e-Waste: The importance of indicators and metrics in policymaking and monitoring

Alexandre F. BarbosaManager, CETIC.bralexandre@nic.br

ITU/CITEL Workshop on“Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste”

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AGENDA

e-Waste: context

Challenges to policymaking

Importance of indicators and metrics in policymaking and monitoring

Multistakeholder approach in producing ICT-related statistics in Brazil

Challenges for producing internationally comparable data

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E-waste: context

Increasing amount of electronic and electrical devices put on market every year;

Concern over the problem of used EEE and end-of-life electronics;

Lack of awareness on e-waste: recycling, management and processing;

Poor and insufficient data and statistics on e-waste;

Need of e-Waste policy and legislation which consider environmental impacts.

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Environmental Education

Smart Societies I&KS

Smart Buildings

Waste Management

Transport and Mobility

Public Services

Energy Manegement

Water Management

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Policymaking and Monitoring

e-WasteICT

Challenges for policymaking

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e-WastePolicies and Legislation

e-Waste Political Agenda

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Challenges for policymaking

Sustainable development;

3R Principle: Reduce, reuse & recycle

Sustainable consumption and production (SCP);

Consumption of natural resources;

Energy efficiency.

EnvironmentalImpacts

Indicators and metrics

FrameworkReliable and

internationally comparable data

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How to design effective policies to address the challenges posed by the

discarded used electrical and electronic equipment and end-of-life electronics?

Measurement matters: evidence-based !

Methodology matters !

Specific indicators are needed !

Challenges for policymaking

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“Good policy requires good statistics at different stages of the policymaking process.” (Scott, 2005)

“The impact of policy can be measured with good statistics. If policy cannot be measured it is not good policy.” (Othman, 2005)

ICT-related statistics

Survey data in policymaking

ReliablePolicy relevantTimely (to inform policy decisions)Accessible to all key stakeholdersCost-effective Interdisciplinary enough to address cross-cutting issues

Importance of statistics in policymaking and monitoring

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Legal framework: policy & legislation;Stakeholders engagement;Administrative data vs sample survey data;Methodological & statistical issues:

Sample design / sample size;Rigor in data collection / field control;Internationally comparable data.

Data dissemination & communication.

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EVIDENCE-BASED EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKINGPOLICYMAKING

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKING

AWARENESS AWARENESS RAISING & RAISING & EDUCATIONEDUCATION

OpportunitiesChallenges

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Importance of statistics in policymaking and monitoring

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International common framework: methodology, core indicators definition, questionnaire.

ICT Households and Individuals

ICT Enterprises

ICT E-Government

ICT in Education

ICT in Health

ICT Survey Models: internationally agreed core indicators

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e-Waste (WEEE - waste electrical and electronic equipment)

e-Waste recycling

Green ICT

Green growth and sustainable development

Initiatives for measuring environmental impacts: concepts and indicators

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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

The Basel Convention entered into force in May of 1992, 2006 (Nairobi Declaration) and 2011 (Cartagena Decisions).

Three stated objectives:

1. To minimize the production of hazardous waste;

2. To encourage the local handling of hazardous waste;

3. To minimize the export of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries.

Environmental regulations to account for used EEE and end-of-life electronics

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Themes:

Socio-economic development

Sustainable consumption and production

Social inclusion

Demographic changes

Public health

Climate change and energy

Sustainable transport

Natural resources

Global partnership

Good governance

SDIs are used to monitor the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (published by Eurostat).

100 indicators.

11 indicators have been identified as headline indicators.

Sustainable Development Indicators: SDIEU Sustainable Development Strategy

Latin America and Portuguese speaking

African countries

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

Brazilian Network Information Center

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Regional Centre of Studies for theDevelopment of the Information Society

ICT statistics in Brazil: a multistakeholder approach

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Engaging stakeholders: Government, academia and civil society

ICT survey process

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Engaging stakeholders: Government, academia and civil societyData dissemination and use

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Pillars of CETIC’s survey processArticulation of productive partnerships

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Planning Dissemination & Use

Academic Organizations

Government & Int’l

Organizations

Non-profit Organizations

“The impact of policy can be measured with good statistics. If policy cannot be measured it

is not good policy.” (Othman, 2005)

“Good policy requires good statistics at different stages of the policymaking process.” (Scott, 2005)

200 Experts

58 Organizations

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Matrix of ICT survey’s stakeholdersLevel of interest and insertion

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Matrix of relevance for ICT policiesUse of ICT survey data on policymaking

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2005 2013Policymaking and monitoring

Policies based on ICT survey dataRelevance for ICT policies

Tax Exemption Program for Computers (Computer for All Program) Broadband National PlanLow Cost Broadband Program (1Mbps at USD 15)Act 12.715/2012: Tax exemption for telecom services in rural areasBroadband for Rural Areas Program (450 MHz-2014)Smart CitiesTelecentres

Tax Exemption Programs (Internet and smartphone)Proinfo (Computer Labs in public schools)Broadband in Schools ProgramUCA (one laptop per child program)E-Gov Action PlanICT Skills development programsICT impact assessment in the health sector

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Measuring e-Waste: benchmarkingChallenges for producing int’l comparable

dataFramework for measuring e-waste

Policies Consumers

Indicator 1

Indicator 2

Indicator n

Dimensions ...

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Definitions, indicators and data collection instruments

ProducersWhich approach?

What should be measured?

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Thank you !Thank you !

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