The 7th regional workshop is planned to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24th – 26th March 2025, under the theme: ‘Advancing Sustainable E-waste Management in East Africa: The Impact of Extended Producer Responsibility’.
The target audience at this workshop
would likely include: The national ICT Regulators, government officials and
policy makers from national and regional levels; Representatives from the
private sector, including manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers;
The environmental protection agencies and e-waste handlers, collectors and
recyclers; Researchers and academics specializing in e-waste management and
sustainability; Civil society organizations and advocacy groups; International
organizations and development agencies; Other stakeholders involved in the
e-waste management eco-system; Lecturers and Students in ICT
colleges/universities; and Consumers and users.
The Executive Committee is composed of the Chairperson of the Congress, Chairperson each of the Assemblies and the Executive Secretary. The Chairperson of the Congress is the Chairperson of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is responsible for the direction of the affairs of the Organization in between meetings of the Congress.
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The EACO WG5 Meeting has been organized to receive updates from Member States on the assigned roles as per the Working Group 5 Term of Reference while the Post WRC-23 Workshop will discuss the key outcomes of WRC-23 and qualitative assessment and implementation action plan by member States and Industry Partners as well as discussion on the EACO WRC-27 Strategy.
EACO Post & Logistics Forum will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 4th-6th May 2022.
Green ICTs Paper writing meeting will take place in Kigali, Rwanda on 14th - 15th February 2022.
WG3 meeting on ICT infrastructure development, connectivity sharing and Digital inclusion will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 7th - 9th February 2022.
Ericsson Digital is scheduled to happen online on 7th December 2021.
FARMC Online Meeting is scheduled to happen online on the 25th November 2021. It will start at 9:00 am EAT
WG4 meeting on postal and Courier Services development and Regulations is scheduled to happen in Kigali, Rwanda from 22nd to 24th November 2021.
WG1 group meeting on ICTs Policy and Regulatory frameworks harmonization is scheduled to happen from 15th - 17th November 2021. It is scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda
GSMA/EACO: Capacity building course on radio signals and health is scheduled to be held online from 26th and 27th October 2021.
WG6 meeting on Communications numbering Plans, IP Addressing, Service Pricing & Industry Analysis is scheduled in Kigali - Rwanda from 25th to 27th October 2021.
WG2 meeting will be happening in Kigali - Rwanda from 11th to 13th October 2021.
Green ICTs Paper writing meeting is scheduled to happen in Kigali, Rwanda physically from 8th - 9th November 2021
THE VIRTUAL MEETING OF WORKING GROUP 7 ON E- WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREEN ICTS is scheduled on 26th August 2021.
3rd EACO WRC-23 Preparatory Meeting is scheduled from 17th to 19th August 2021. This events will be held online.
WG5 Online meeting is scheduled on 23th September 2021. This meeting will be held online.
WG2 Online is scheduled on 22nd September 2021. This meeting will be held Online.
WG6 Online meeting is scheduled on 21st September 2021. The meeting will be held online
The East African Communications Organization (EACO) is pleased to announce that 24th EACO Congress and its 27th Meeting of Assemblies will be held Virtually from 6th to 9th July 2021, kindly hosted by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA).
East African Communications Organization (EACO), in collaboration with the ITU and SCYCLE Program of UNITAR, are kicking-off a project which aims to provide technical assistance to the 6 member states of EACO (Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda) and support the relevant strategic actions of the Regional E-waste Management Strategy in data and statistics. The whole event will be held online
Virtual Joint Workshop on 5G and IoT is scheduled online through Zoom on 26th May 2021. Hurry up to register for the event
Broadcasting Workshop is scheduled on 28th April 2021. The whole event will be held online via Zoom.
2nd EACO PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WRC-23 is scheduled to happen online on 30th March 2021. Hurry up to register for this meeting!!
Training on Cybersecurity is scheduled online on 22nd up to 26th March 2021.
EACO and Access Partnership are having a Workshop that is held Online on the 23th March 2021.
Joint meeting with SPIDER, PTS, CRASA, EACO and WATRA are scheduled on the 3rd March 2021 and will be held Online.
Mid-term review of the EACO Strategic Plan 2018- 2023 Workshop is scheduled to happen from 3rd up to 5th March 2021. It will be held online
(UNITAR SCYCLE) regarding the kick-off stakeholder meeting will happen between 22th feb and 26th feb 2021.
On 18th Feb 2021 there is a courtesy call between EACO and the DG of ARCT(Burundi). This call is held at 10:00 am (kigali time).
27th EXCOM Virtual meeting is happening soon on 11th December 2020.
We are looking forward to see you participating and celebrating with us the 3rd International E-waste day on 14th October 2020. Hurry up to register!
Databank Online Training is scheduled on 28th up to 29th October 2020.
Online Workshop on Addressing & Postcodes System is scheduled on 27th/10/2020.
EACO/GSMA Spectrum Online Workshop is scheduled on the 22nd/10/2020. Hurry up to register! The link for online Workshop will be communicated to registered participants prior to the meeting.