<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">+ How NOT to do it @ <br><br>http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-children-of-sodom-and-gomorrah-how-europe-s-discarded-computers-are-poisoning-africa-s-kids-a-665061.html<br><div><br><b>http://tinyurl.com/prys5mk</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">If we dont think through the disposal issue, we may suffocate under the digital refuse. And unlike Europe, no one will give us a dumping ground abroad. <br>walu</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div
style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:17 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Day 4:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the
Laptop Project - The Key Variables :Day 4: Maintenance &
Disposal (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc)<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6074424938"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;">Again, not being sure of how we shall dispose off the millions of laptops after the expiry of their lifespan, but I seem to read how Europe does it. Read on @<br><br>http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/treasure-from-the-trash-urban-mining-could-reduce-reliance-on-metal-imports-a-767178.html<br>or<br><b><br>http://tinyurl.com/nqokosf<br><br></b>walu.<br>nb: there was a time Safaricom buzzed about putting together a facility for it 25million+ customers to dump their old phones. Maybe if they have such a facility, it could be equipped/expanded to deal with laptops...just thinking randomly...<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new
york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:14 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Day 4:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop
Project - The Key Variables :Day 4: Maintenance & Disposal (issues of
support, environmental concerns, etc)<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv6074424938y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6074424938"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lister's,<br><br></div>Many thanks to all those who have contributed to todays discussion, the thread is still open, day four will focus on hardware:<br><br>What Maintenance & Disposal issues should the government take into account before the project is implemented? (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc)<br clear="all">
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