[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : United Nations launched Electronic Waste Coalition; EU-Japan GDPR adequacy decision adopted; China joins talks for Worldwide digital trade agreement; EU fined Google €50 million; Russia v/ Twitter, facebook on data laws compl..

[Mamadou LO]

This week, Electronic waste; data protection and digital economy make most of Internet Governance Headlines.


ELECTRONIC WASTE

“Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according to a new joint United Nations report… To highlight the rising challenge posed by mountains of discarded electronics worldwide, seven UN entities came together to launch the report at the World Economic Forum <https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/01/1031192> in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, in a bid to offer some solutions to a behemoth-sized problem that is making the world sicker and adding to environmental degradation…” https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/01/1031242


See full review here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/internet-gov-weekly-brief-united-nations-launched-electronic-waste-coalition-eu-japan-gdpr-adequacy-decision-adopted-china-joins-talks-for-worldwide-digital-trade-agreement-eu-fined-google-e50-mi/



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