ICT Integration in Education and the Contribution in E-Waste Generation

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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technologywebsite: www.jkuat.ac.ke email: [email protected]

ICT Integration in Education and the Contribution

in E-Waste Generation

EACO Workshop on Sustainable E-Waste Management in the East African Region; March

18th-20th, 2015; Hotel Intercontinental,

Nairobi, Kenya

Mwirigi Kiula, MKIM, MNQI

ICT Director, JKUAT



TAIFA Laptop Project

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ICT Integration Solution Concept JKUAT, working with public/private industry partners in 2013,

conceptualized six pillars towards an end-to-end solution for ICT

integration in education:

policy and strategy;

hardware, software and applications;

curriculum, e-content and e-books;

training and capacity building;

technical support and connectivity and

e-waste management

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Hardware Solution JKUAT has remained steadfast in the pursuit of the local assembly of

electronics.

The University has pursued the dream and now has began

assembling laptops – the TAIFA Brand Laptop.

The University has done 4000 units for the JKUAT Students Laptop

Project.

The TAIFA Laptops are available for university students, staff and other

higher education stakeholders.

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The TAIFA Laptop Brand

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In 2-3 years

the first

TAIFA Brand

Laptops will

be e-waste!



E-Waste in Kenya Estimates of e-waste generated annually in Kenya are:-• 11,400 tonnes from refrigerators,• 2,800 tonnes from TVs,• 2,500 tonnes from personal computers,• 500 tonnes from printers and• 150 tonnes from mobile phones (Press Release UNEP, 2010).

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E-Waste from ICT Integration in Education

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Male: 6,576,100; Female: 6,223,400; Total 12,799,500

The figures are very conservative given the estimates of a total of 20.1 M students

in the education system by MOEST in 2013.

Source: Kenya Facts and Figures 2014, KNBS



The MOEST ICT Integration in Education targeted class one pupils estimated at 1.2 Million.

All education institutions have also adopted ICT integration – JKUAT in 2013.

Assuming the number is constant for 8 years and no replacement for each pupil through to

class 8 we would have 9.6M laptops in public primary schools in 2023.

Given a life-span of 2-3 years for each class there will be about 2 replacements by the time

each pupil is in class 8 i.e by the time the 2015 class one pupils complete there will be about

19.2 million laptops in primary schools. Add 19.2M from private primary schools!

Assuming enrolment in secondary schools is 1/5 of primary schools and only 1 laptop from

form 1 to 4 we would have 1/5*1.2M*2Cycles=0.96M laptops in secondary schools by 2023.

Assuming a contribution of 0.48M from all other education institutions by 2023 we will have

had a gigantic 39.84M laptops in contribution to e-waste footprint in Kenya by 2023.

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E-Waste from ICT Integration in Education



East African Region - Projections

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- At a projected 41.8M people in 2013, Kenya is just about 30% of EA Region’s population.

- Barring any differences in the education systems and assuming that all EA countries adopt ICT

integration in education – Rwanda already did! – the contribution in e-waste in the education

system is 132.8M by 2023 i.e. (39.84*100)/30

Source: East African Community Facts and Figures 2014; EAC Secretariat



The Bigger E-Waste Picture

Pause! Individuals, Households,

Corporates…

Fathom!

Plan, Do, Check and Act!

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We must all in one accord arise and do something tangible before the e-waste monster grows any mightier!

THANK YOU

ICT Integration in Education and the Contribution in E-Waste Generation

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