Ministry Of Communications
and Information Technology
Egypt’s Green ICT Strategy;
The Experience of an Emerging
Knowledge Economy
Smart Village Egypt, November 2010
Egypt’s Green ICT Strategy Objectives
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Setting agreed upon transparent national policies
for Green ICT.
Linking ICT, the Environment, policy makers/
experts and stakeholders.
Engaging the public and raising consumers’
awareness about “ICT & Environment”, threats and
opportunities.
Building capacities and cadres in the Green ICT
field.
Maximizing the diffusion of Green ICT solutions
among promising sectors and using Green ICT for
mitigating climate change.
Egypt’s Green ICT action plan Pillars
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Adopting a multi-stakeholder approach to address
various green ICT challenges, Green ICT working
group.
Leveraging existing capabilities, working for and
with the community to raise awareness and form
cadres in the area of Green ICT, comprehensive
campaigns.
Life Cycle management of ICT Resources, Special
focus on e-waste.
Seeking ICT solutions for a sustainable future, The
transport sector and the Smart Villages.
1- Egypt Green-ICT Strategy :
A Multi-stakeholder Approach
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Leveraging Existing Efforts and Working
with the Community on Awareness Raising
Establishing a Virtual Green ICT Community of
Expertise (CoE) in Arabic.
Organizing tailored workshops/sessions/and forums
targeting Government bodies, Business community,
the Public and the NGOs.
Generating Green ICT content; Publishing Guide
books, pamphlets and studies.
Organizing summer camps.
2.1 Workshops, Sessions, and Forums on Green ICT
The 5th ITU Symposium
on
ICT& Climate Change
2010 – Egypt
2.2 “Connect Green” Day
In partnership with Microsoft
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In celebration of the World
Environment Day on June 7th,
2010
The Event targeted NGOs to raise
the awareness about the energy
efficiency
and
environment
friendly ICT solutions.
2.3 The Academia’s Awareness Campaign
in Partnership with Oracle
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Establishing
the
students’
“Environment working group”
in 5 Universities.
Organizing workshops and
seminars on Green ICT and ewaste management.
Directing students to the right
channels of different Green ICT
partners/NGOs in order to help
them accomplish their different
environmental objectives.
Annual evaluation of the 5
universities’
environmental
performance.
2.4 Guide booklets “Green IT in daily life”
2.5 The One Million Acts of Green
in Partnership with Cisco
The One Million Acts of Green is a nationwide initiative that
asks individuals to form a community, record their acts of
green, and share their ideas to encourage others. It shows
the power of people coming together and working toward
meaningful goals—the power of ICT.
2.6 Developing Green ICT skills & Forming Local Cadres
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Availing e-learning training courses on Green ICT & ewaste management.
Developing Green ICT training programs in different
universities.
Developing a Green ICT academic program in
partnership with Nile University; including a Masters
Degree (interdisciplinary).
2.7 E-Learning Courses in Partnership with CEDARE
3. Life Cycle Sustainable Management of ICT
Resources
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Setting up Green conditions and specifications in
the public procurement of ICT goods, in line with
global trends.
Compiling instruction booklets on “ ICT and ECOFriendly usage”.
Encouraging R&D in design and manufacturing of
Green ICT products and in using Green ICT as
catalyst for mitigation in other sectors.
Creating an E-waste Sustainable Management
Program.
3.1 Regional Cloud Computing Innovation Center
In partnership with Microsoft
& CoE in Water Management with IBM
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Remove entry barriers for leading edge technology
solutions.
Provide the infrastructure for building and testing cloud
applications
Provide a community of experts and training for sustainable
innovation.
Facilitate cooperation with industry experts from around the
world to drive innovative thinking and solutions
3.2 e-waste Sustainable Management Program
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Conducting e-Waste assessment report that covers
Greater Cairo.
Implementing a program for raising community
awareness about e-Waste threats and opportunities.
Supporting the participation of IT companies and
institutions to start the implementation of pilot
projects for e-Waste Management in the 6th of
October city.
Participating in proposing legislations and
regulations to support the national management of
e-Waste .
3.3 Awareness and Training Program
in partnership with Mobinil
Raising the level of awareness and addressing different categories and age
brackets through various channels:
1. e-Waste learning center for garbage collectors’ community
2. Educational articles and school activities.
3.4 Alexandria’s Schools Battery Collection Project
in Partnership with Mobinil
• Project Objectives
- Raise awareness on hazardous waste and safe dumping
methods.
- Establish collaboration between community, government and
businesses.
• Statistics
- Number of participating schools: 63 in 5 city districts.
- Collected 1800 KG of dry cells and mobile batteries.
School awareness session
Trading batteries for tree
shrubs
El Nasseria hazardous
waste dump
3.5 Sustained Consumption
in Partnership with Mobinil
Egyptian e-waste company
3.6 REVIVE Program
in Partnership with Microsoft
3.7 E-Market for E-waste
in partnership with CEDARE - UNEP
4. ICT solutions For a Sustainable Future Program
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Adopting Environment-friendly & smart energy
efficient ICT solutions, starting with the transport
sector.
Applying Green Architecture foundations and
requirement in the Maadi technological Area.
Turning the MCIT premises to be LEED Certified.
Establishing pilot projects for Green and smart ICT
applications in the Smart Villages.
Supporting the Ministry of State for Environment
Affairs (MSEA) in establishing a Climate Change
database Center.
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The Green
Business Park
• Sustainable Business
Development where
Economy,
Environment and
Social Responsibility
work in Harmony with
Engagement of SV
Business Community
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Green Business Park Activities
• Energy Conservation
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• Outdoor & Indoor Lighting (LED) Program
• Renewable Energy (Solar Systems for Street Lighting and Solar Panels’ Roofing for Car-Parking
Lots), and Future Prospect in Wind Energy
• Cooperation with Renewable Energy Authority
• Utilization of ICT systems inside buildings (detection, control & BMS)
• Air Quality (Outdoor & Indoor)
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• SVC / EEAA testing & assessment of outdoor air quality study
• Indoor air quality assessment & improvement investigations
• Water & Wastewater Management
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• Water Conservation Assessment Program
• Wastewater Recovery & Utilization Assessment
• Irrigation with raw water & Use of Automated systems for water
conservation
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Green Business Park Activities
• Solid Waste Management
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• Waste Source-Segregation Program
• Waste Paper Recycling Coordinated with NGOs
• Printing Cartridges recycling assessment
• Green Buildings & Green Park Qualification
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• SVC / HBRC Cooperation Protocol / Green Certification Program
• SVC Support for establishing the “Egyptian Green Buildings Council”
• Landscape Development & Maintenance
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SVC vision on Buildings / green areas Ration (10% / 90%)
Irrigation with raw water using automated systems for water conservation
Maximize Daylight Penetration
Less Population = Less Pollution = Less harmful emissions
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Air Quality, the Well-Being Advantage
O3 Measures in Microgram / M3
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CO Measures in Milligram / M3
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Location 2 SV
Location 3 SV
Location 4 SV
PM10 Measures in Microgram
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Location 3 SV
Location 4 SV
SO2 Measures in Microgram / M3
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Actual Readings
Specs Ceiling
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Actual Readings
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Location 4 SV
Specs Ceiling
Challenges
• Setting up and validating indicators, collecting data for measuring,
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reporting and verification of results to positively mitigate climate
change.
Boosting R&D in Green ICT; especially at the production level and
encouraging Green ICT entrepreneurs.
Training Green ICT professionals to be catalysts for other sectors.
Inducing sectors’ demand for professionals in promising Green
ICT/smart applications.
Creating Green ICT solutions that are cost effective.
Identifying eligible ICT projects for Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM).
Expanding existing efforts in Green ICT.