Global Digital Solidarity Fund’s Global Digital Solidarity Fund’s Reuse and e-waste ProgramsReuse and e-waste Programs

by by Cissé KANECissé KANEProjects Manager, Head, E-waste and Reuse Programs, DSFProjects Manager, Head, E-waste and Reuse Programs, DSF

E-waste Africa project stakeholders meeting Geneva Switzerland E-waste Africa project stakeholders meeting Geneva Switzerland Sunday 17 May 2009Sunday 17 May 2009

The Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF)

• The DSF is a global financing foundation, which strives to: 

• reduce the digital divide

• put information and communication technologies (ICTs) at the service of development

• build a solidarity-based and inclusive information society.

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The Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) • The DSF, one of the major outcomes of the WSIS

is dedicated to bridge the digital divide throughout the World

• Launched in 2005• New type of Organisation : State Governments,

Local Authorities, Private Sector and Civil Society are founding members

• New financial mechanism : the 1% digital solidarity contribution

• DSF is member of the StEP initiative

DSF Main Programs

• Telemedecine and tele-education programs in Africa, Latin America and Asia

• E-collect Program

• E-waste management Program in Africa

• 1000 telemedecine units program in Africa

• E-education program

• Receiving many request for funding from all over the world

DSF E-collect Program

The DSF has launched the E-collect Program : Re-use of second hand computers for education and training programs :

http://www.dsf-fsn.org/cms/content/view/234/lang,en/

E-waste management program in Africa

• Annually more than 50 millions tones of e-waste is generated

• e-Waste contains both valuable materials, as well as highly toxic substances

• These substances are being manipulated by people from the informal sector, often in an inappropriate way

E-waste management program in Africa

☞managed inappropriately, electronic and electrical waste can be a threat for public health and the environment

Partners of the e-waste program

• Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP) – World Leading IT Company

• Empa – Swiss Materials Science & Technology Research Institute

• Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) – International Financial Organization for The Digital Solidarity

Materials Science&Technology

Objectives of the e-waste programme

• Assess e-waste management situation in Kenya, Morocco, Senegal

• Support replicable pilot project for the processing of e-waste in South Africa

Expected outcomes of the E-waste program

• Public Health and the Environment : Protect the people of Africa and their environment from the damaging effects of e-waste

• Digital Solidarity : through training and capacity building

• Safety and jobs creation : Make the e-waste processing sector more viable by creating jobs and seeking to improve working conditions in this sector.

Expected outcomes 2concrete proposals designed to:• Protect the people of Africa and their

environment from the damaging effects of e-waste;

• Make the e-waste processing sector more viable by creating jobs and seeking to improve working conditions in this sector.

• A national E-waste Strategic Committee has been set up in each country

E-waste and reuse actionsNeeds to set up e-waste facilities at a national or regional level (to

be determined)

Need to set up legal framework (national and international)

Needs to sensitize people in developing countries: (administration, refurbishers, informal dismantlers, citizen) on e-waste issues:

• Disposal• Collection• Dismantling• etc

For a global partnership

• Need of a global partnership (including cities and regions) to allow access to the information society: it is possible through the DSF

• Many initiatives on e-waste (assessments) has been identified so far in many countries in Africa

• Need of a global partnership (including cities and regions and the private sector) to tackle e-waste management problem in Africa and throughout the world

• A phase II of the project is needed (need of a partnership and support of governments from industrialized countries, electronic manufacturers, telecom service providers, recyclers, etc.

Durban Declaration

• improve cooperation between national, African and international players through a multi-stakeholder process

• to create awareness at all levels of governance and the general public

• to enable the recycling markets by identifying the appropriate material trading routes

• to develop a policy and legislation framework, • to promote best available technology and practice through

technology transfer and capacity building.

Contacts

Tel: + 41 22 979 32 50

Fax: + 41 22 979 32 51

E-mail: secretariat (at)dsf-fsn.org

Website: www.dsf-fsn.org

Thank you.