The Egyptian Green ICT strategy

A Step Towards A Sustainable Future

Central Unit for Research, Policies and Strategic Studies

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology- Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

Ministry of communications

and Information Technology

Kingdom of Bahrain

16th & 17th Of May 2012

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Strategic Objectives

• Contributing to the National Sustainable Development Agenda In Egypt.

• Reducing the adverse environmental effects resulting from the expansion in the use of Communications and Information Technology equipment's

• Exploiting the enabling impact of the communications and information technology in mitigation and adaptation to CC, in other sectors (building, energy, etc...).

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• Setting fundamentals and national policies for Green ICT.

• Bridging the gap between ICT, Environment, policy maker and stakeholders

• Raising public and consumer awareness about “ICT& Environment ” threats and opportunities”.

• Building capacities and cadres in Green ICT field

• Maximizing the diffusion of green ICT between all sectors

Objectives

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Work Pillars

Egyptian Green

ICT strategy

Raising community awareness

Green Procurement

Using ICT for Climate change

Adaptation & Mitigation

Sustainable management

of E-waste

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Partners Egyptian Green ICT Committee

Government

Regional and International Organizations

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Partners Egyptian Green ICT Committee

Private Sector

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Partners Egyptian Green ICT Committee

Non Governmental Organizations

Academic institutions

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1. Raising Community Awareness

Organizing workshops and sessions to raise community

awareness about green ICTs (target segments: universities,

schools, NGOs, Youth, children)

The 5th ITU Symposium on

“ICT, the Environment& Climate

Change”November,2011

Schools & Universities Awareness Campaigns

Green ICT Workshops

for Children

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1. Raising Community Awareness

Guide booklets “Green IT in daily life”

Green ICT Youth –Face book Egypt’s Green ICT Portal and Info

Share Group

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2. Sustainable management of E-waste Egypt’s Efforts

Legal Measures

• 1994 - Ratification of Basel Convention.

• 1994 - National Environment Law (amended 2009).

• 1995 - Waste Executive Regulations (amended 2005).

• 2002 - Waste Identification Act (amended 2009).

• 2004 - Ratification of the Ban Amendment.

• 2004 - Ratification of Bamako Convention.

• 2006 - Ratification of hazardous waste protocol of Barcelona Convention.

• Development of trade policies and regulations.

• Egypt commitments at CTE/WTO

• Egypt-EU Partnership Agreement/ Egypt-EU Free Trade Agreement.

Trade measures

• Identification of used products/articles allowed for import.

• Continuous determination of industry needs (secondary raw materials e.g. used plastics, paper, glass…)

• Limitation of imports of used e-products.

• Specific measure to protect local manufacture of EEE. (quality control, efficiency, incentives..…)

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2. Sustainable management of E-waste Egypt’s Efforts

Company Core business: Refurbishment; re-using; and re-

manufacturing ink and toner cartridges

E-waste Recycling Activities in Egypt:

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EERC: Core business:

Refurbishing process for old ICT products.

Total Recycling / E-Waste Program

EERC services:

Complete IT upgrade services

On-site data erasure

Prepare old Equipments to be ready for Recycle

Certified data erasure, packing old equipment.

Environmental secure disposal

Detailed report for every unit showing serial numbers, time, economics, process

2. Sustainable management of E-waste

Egypt’s Efforts

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2. Sustainable management of E-waste Egypt’s Efforts

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• TOR of Diagnostic analysis on E-waste management practices on Egypt.

• Road Map for the implementation of E-waste Pilot Project , including:

• Note on economic incentives for

growth of E-waste management (for collection, dismantling and recycling of E-waste)

• Collection Strategy

• Guidelines for the involvement of private sector and NGOs in e-waste management

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• Conducting a National assessment of E-waste management

• Developing Take-back system for E-waste.

• developing Egypt’s WEEE directive

• Organizing an Awareness campaign on E-waste management.

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3. Green Procurement

• Workshop on green procurements for public sector(MCIT&WB)

• Guidelines booklet on “Green procurement”(MCIT&WB)

Achievements

• Conducting a study for the inclusion of Green Procurement specification on Purchase order Next steps

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4.ICT and Climate change adaptation & Mitigation

Climate change

Mitigation

Study on “ICT’s Potential for Energy Saving and

GHG Emissions reduction in the Built Environment-

Egypt” (MCIT & ITU)

Pilot project for retrofitting the lighting system in MCIT

premises into energy efficient one

Pilot project for establishing LEED certified

MCIT premises in the New Technological area

Green Business park

Adaptation

Developing a guidelines on ‘Best practices for countries

to use ICT in adapting to the effects of climate change’(MCIT&ITU)

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Green Business Park: Smart Village

1 • Energy Conservation Systems

2 • Solid Waste Management

3 • Smart Irrigation System

4 • Air Quality Monitoring (Indoor & Outdoor)

5 • High performance glazing & Shading systems for all

building envelope

6 • Building Intensity = 10%, Landscape Areas = 90%

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Knowledge sharing/ research& Studies

Organizing the 5th ITU Symposium in November 2010 and issuing The

Cairo Roadmap on “ICT and Environmental Sustainability”

Membership of The Dynamic Coalition on ICT & CC

Membership of Joint Coordination Activity on ICT &CC

Associate Rapporteur of SG5/Q23 “Using ICTs to enable countries to

adapt to climate change “

Conducting an international survey on ‘”the types of ICT and standards

available Used to enable countries to adapt to climate change” with the ITU

Currently developing a recommendation on “Best practices for the ICT

sector and countries on how to adapt to the effects of climate change” and

a road map for the adaptation portal.

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Suggestion for cooperation between Arab countries

1 • Organizing Arab forum on “green ICT”

2 • Developing course on E-waste management, Green

procurement

3 • Developing diploma on Green ICT

4 • Developing a portal on “Green ICT 4 Arab”

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