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The Global E-waste Monitor 2020: Quantities, Flows, and the Circular Economy Potential

Vanessa Forti, Cornelis Peter Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Garam Bel

United Nations University (UNU); United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); International Solid Waste Association (ISWA); ITU (2020), 119 pp.

"Higher levels of disposable incomes, growing urbanization and mobility, and further industrialization in some parts of the world are leading to growing amounts of EEE. On average, the total weight (excluding photovoltaic panels) of global EEE consumption increases annually by 2.5 million metric ton ... s (Mt). After its use, EEE is disposed of, generating a waste stream that contains hazardous and valuable materials. This waste stream is referred to as e-waste, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), a term used mainly in Europe. This monitor provides the most comprehensive update of global e-waste statistics. In 2019, the world generated a striking 53.6 Mt of e-waste, an average of 7.3 kg per capita. The global generation of e-waste grew by 9.2 Mt since 2014 and is projected to grow to 74.7 Mt by 2030 – almost doubling in only 16 years. The growing amount of e-waste is mainly fueled by higher consumption rates of EEE, short life cycles, and few repair options. Asia generated the highest quantity of e-waste in 2019 at 24.9 Mt, followed by the Americas (13.1 Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 Mt and 0.7 Mt, respectively. Europe ranked first worldwide in terms of e-waste generation per capita, with 16.2 kg per capita. Oceania was second (16.1 kg per capita), followed by the Americas (13.3 kg per capita), while Asia and Africa generated just 5.6 and 2.5 kg per capita, respectively. In 2019, the formal documented collection and recycling was 9.3 Mt, thus 17.4% compared to e-waste generated. It grew with 1.8 Mt since 2014, an annual growth of almost 0.4 Mt. However, the total e-waste generation increased by 9.2 Mt, with an annual growth of almost 2 Mt. Thus the recycling activities are not keeping pace with the global growth of e-waste. The statistics show that in 2019, the continent with the highest collection and recycling rate was Europe with 42.5%, Asia ranked second at 11.7%, the Americas and Oceania were similar at 9.4% and 8.8%, respectively, and Africa had the lowest rate at 0.9%. The fate of 82.6% (44.3 Mt) of e-waste generated in 2019 is uncertain, and its whereabouts and the environmental impact varies across the different regions." (Executive summary, pages 13-14) more

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Digital Financial Services Consumer Competency Framework

Vijay Mauree, Jami Solli

Geneva: ITU; Financial Inclusion Global Initiative (FIGI) (2020), 27 pp.

"The DFS Consumer Competency Framework identifies the knowledge, skills and attitudes consumers need to participate actively, safely and have trust in the digital financial services ecosystem. The DFS Consumer Competency Framework is intended for use by public authorities, regulators, DFS providers ... more

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Connecting humanity: Assessing investment needs of connecting humanity to the Internet by 2030

Geneva: ITU (2020), vi, 25 pp.

"Nearly USD 428 billion is required to achieve universal access to broadband connectivity by 2030 at the global level. This amount includes significant investment in infrastructure, investments to design and implement policy and regulatory frameworks that incentivize and promote growth in broadband ... more

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Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures

Geneva: ITU (2020), 17 pp.

"Facts and Figures 2020 reveals that people in rural areas continue to face greater challenges than people in urban areas in terms of remaining connected during the lockdown, especially in developing economies. Large swathes of the rural landscape are still not covered by mobile broadband networks, ... more

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Frontier Technologies to Protect the Environment and Tackle Climate Change

Geneva: ITU (2020), iv, 106 pp.

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Guidelines for Parents and Educators on Child Online Protection
Key Guidance

Geneva: ITU (2020), 59 pp.

"Many parents and guardians are under a common misconception that their child is safer if they use the computer at home, or at school, than elsewhere. This is a dangerous misconception because the Internet can take children and young people virtually anywhere in the world, and in the process, they c ... more

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Building Smart Villages: A Blueprint. As Piloted in Niger

Geneva: ITU (2020), xiv, 57 pp.

"This Smart Village Blueprint, piloted in Niger, has been conceived as a practical tool for establishing smart villages. It contributes to the implementation of the Niger 2.0 Smart Villages project, which aims at providing broadband infrastructure to improve Internet access in rural and remote parts ... more

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Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities and Constraints

Geneva: ITU (2020), x, 80 pp.

"In the 1991 cyclones that hit Bangladesh, 90 per cent of the 140 000 victims were women. In the deadly heat waves that hit France in 2003, most fatalities were elderly women. During the 2005 Hurricane Katrina emergency in New Orleans, most of the victims were Afro-American women and their children. ... more

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Digital Regulation Handbook

Geneva: ITU (2020), xvi, 199 pp.

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Digital Skills Insights

Marnie McDonald (ed.)

Geneva: ITU (2020), xi, 109 pp.

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Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook

Geneva: ITU (2020), viii, 76 pp.

"This guidebook draws on, and complements, the ITU Digital Skills Toolkit published in 2018. Whereas the toolkit was designed to help policy-makers develop national digital skills strategies and roadmaps, this guidebook focuses on helping them identify national skills gaps and requirements, which ca ... more

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Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression
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Inspiring Practice

Kalina Bontcheva, Julie Posetti (eds.)

Geneva: Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development; ITU; UNESCO (2020), 346 pp.

"[This publication] uses the term ‘disinformation’ to describe false or misleading content with potentially harmful consequences, irrespective of the underlying intentions or behaviours in producing and circulating such messages. The focus is not on definitions, but on how States, companies, ins ... more

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SDG Digital Investment Framework: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Investing in Digital Technologies to Achieve the SDGs

Geneva: ITU (2019), 134 pp.

"This paper sets out an SDG Digital Investment Framework which is intended to be the start of a new dialogue with the digital investment community, building on the global Call to Action presented at the UN General Assembly in 2018. It encourages a whole-of-government approach and sets out to help go ... more

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Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online
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Geneva: Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development; ITU; UNESCO (2019), 82 pp.

"This report aims to increase the prioritization of child online safety among all the key stakeholders and decision-makers from governments, the private sector, civil society, NGOs, and academia. Its recommendations are actionable and represent a call to collective action. They are based on the know ... more

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Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2019

Geneva: ITU (2019), ii, 11 pp.

"Welcome to the first of ITU’s Measuring Digital Development series of statistical and analytical publications that replace the annual Measuring the Information Society Report. Facts and figures 2019 offers a snapshot of the most important ICT indicators, including estimates for the current year. ... more

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Tools for rapid ICT emergency responses and sustainable development

Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM); ITU (2018), xv, 112 pp.

"The SSDM Report 2018 provides a number of concrete steps to further and strengthen the implementation of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM) Initiative. The ITU Development Telecommunication Bureau (BDT) developed the SSDM Initiative in 201 ... more

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Digital Identity in the ICT Ecosystem: An Overview

Geneva: ITU (2018), vii, 29 pp.

"In our increasingly digital environment, it is of paramount importance that citizens be in possession of a legal and digital identity if they are to access digital government services and participate fully in the digital economy. In 2018, of the 175 countries with a national ID (foundational or leg ... more

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Digital Skills Toolkit

Chris Coward, Michelle Fellows

Geneva: ITU (2018), xii, 74 pp.

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Measuring the Information Society Report 2018. Vol.1

Geneva: ITU (2018), xi, 189 pp.

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The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2018

Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank; ITU (2018), vi, 240 pp.

"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban ... more

Guidelines for Parents and Educators on Child Online Protection Key Guidance

Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression Top Insights Inspiring Practice

Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online Top Insights

Guidelines for Parents and Educators on Child Online Protection
Key Guidance

Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression
Top Insights

Inspiring Practice

Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online
Top Insights