Asia Green IT Forum 2010 and
Green IT International Symposium 2010TOKYO, 5 – 6 October, 2010
Green IT and Some
Challenges to Developing
Countries
Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam
Vietnam Electronic Industries
Association
Agenda
1. Why not green? The dilemma of development
2. Green IT and sustainable development
3. The temporal and spatial dilemma of green IT
4. Vietnam and green IT
WHY NOT GREEN?
The dilemma of development
Deforestation
Energy Consumption
Pollution
Waste
Green IT
and Sustainable DevelopmentGreen Industry - A new approach for
Sustainable Industrial Development
Opportunities from green IT
New Business
Green Business
New market
Green market
New Job
Green Job
Eco-products
Organic products
Market for Eco-products
and services
New jobs in plants,
businesses and services
Eco services
Eco-tourism
The temporal and spatial
dilemma of Green IT*
Natural resource (*) Source: Nguyen Thanh Tuyen (2010)
Waste Knowledge economy and Sustainable
Green IT development. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur.
Developing
countries
Core
Developed
countries
Current
generation
Future
generationTime
Space
International Cooperation in Green IT
between Core and Peripheral countries
Developed
countries
Green IT
Developing
countries
Country
Background (2009)
Area: 329,560 sq km
Population: 85.8 million
Literacy: 90.3%
GDP: $90.88 billion
GDP Growth rate: 6.23%
Language: Vietnamese
Climate Change
and its impacts on Vietnam
• Vietnam is one of the countries in the world that are most vulnerable by climate change, because the country has more than 3000 islands, 3260km seashore and 1million km2 territorial waters.
• Forecast of sea level rise: to 2050 increase 33 cm, to 2100 increase 1m. In case of sea level to raise 1 meter, it’s impacts on 40% agriculture area, 90% population of Mekong Delta and GDP will be decrease 10%.
• According to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in the last 50 years average temperature in Vietnam increased 0,7 deg C and sea level raised about 20 cm.
Rapid Increase GHGs emission
20002010
2020 2030
-100
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Year
Nang luong Nong nghiep Lam nghiep & thay doi su dung dat Tong
152 Mt
260 Mt
418 Mt
Rapid Increase Waste and E-Waste
Energy Consumption in Vietnam
Sector Coal Petroleum
Products
Natural
Gas
Total
Fuel
Electricity Total
Industry 5.2 2.4 0.1 7.7 4.6 12.3
Transportation 0.0 6.9 0.0 6.9 0.1 7.0
Commercial,
Public Services,
Residential
1.3 1.9 0.0 2.3 5.0 8.2
Total 6.5 11.2 0.1 17.9 9.7 27.5
Energy Consumption in Vietnam
• Industrial and industry consumers are two dominant electricity use sectors in Vietnam, with industry consuming 48% of the total.
• Commercial, Public (buildings) and Residential sector electricity use was reported at 51%.
• In Vietnam the main industries uses 15%-50%; the average building uses at last 25% energy more than needed.
• Electricity consumption for lighting is 25.3%.
• Electricity demand is forecast to be increasing much higher than the supply. ( Source: MOIT)
Promotion of Energy Saving Label
•Launch by Ministry of
Industry and Trade (MOIT)
•For all of consumer
electronic and home
appliance products
•Beginning in 2013 and
valid from 1/1/2015
Government Activities
1. In the last years, Vietnam Government ratify :
- Mitigation and Adaptation of climate change National
Program
- Energy Conservation and Efficiency Program (EECP)
- Cleaner Production Strategy in Industry up to 2020
- Circular on limits of toxic proportions in electronic products
2. Create policies, incentives for Green IT initiatives:
- Encourage production and consumption of eco-products;
- Promote application and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, low GHG emissions, low carbon.
Green IT Application
1. Use IT solution and Embedded System for
energy saving in manufacturing enterprises.
2. Use Efficient Lighting Control System in Public
Lighting and buildings.
3. Use sensors ( Infra red detector, movement
detector, daylight sensor…) and Control
system in buildings and family houses
4. Country wide change CRT monitor with LCD
monitor; light bulb with energy saving lamp.
E-Waste Treatment
•E-waste increase rapidly
•E-waste recycling is
concentrated in the informal
sector
•No organized collection
system prevails
•Operations are mostly
illegal, manual and
processes are highly
polluting
Thank you for your attention
Contact: Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, PhD