Alexandre F. Barbosa Manager, CETIC.br [email protected]
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Transcript of Alexandre F. Barbosa Manager, CETIC.br [email protected]
Montevideo, Uruguay, 12 March 2014
Session 2: The role of policies and standards for effective e-waste management
The importance of indicators and metrics in policymaking and policy assessment
Alexandre F. BarbosaManager, [email protected]
ITU/UNESCO “Forum on Environmentally Sound Management of
E-waste in Latin America”
(Montevideo, Uruguay, 12 March 2014)
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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
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
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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
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)
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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 ...
Definitions, indicators and data collection instruments
ProducersWhich approach?
What should be measured?
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Thank you !Thank you !
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