Digital technology drives development of circular economy

Hanoi (VNA) – Digital applications to visualise material cycles and their roles to boost circular economy in Vietnam were spotlighted at a programme held in Hanoi on January 24.

The event was organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Resource and Environment Communication Centre (RECC) in collaboration with the Environmental Generation and Material Cycles Bureau under the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.  

Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the RECC Vu Minh Ly stressed that the Vietnamese Government has committed to realising the net-zero target by 2050 and is striving towards the goal by issuing an array of documents and regulations on the development of the sustainable economic growth model, and promotion of recycling.

Meanwhile, Ko Matsuura from the Japan’s environmental generation bureau said that the ministries of environment of the two countries signed cooperation deals in waste management work, 3R (reduce-reuse-recycle) projects, and development of smart industrial parks, among others.

Japan, boasting considerable experience and advanced technologies, will contribute to improving the waste management in Vietnam, he added.

According to Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Akira Hiroi, waste management is a universal issue that matters to every single nation across the globe.

As the amount of waste in Vietnam has increased over time while the country’s treatment models have shown irrationality, the Japanese Government hopes that it could contribute to the circular economy transition in Vietnam through not only existing cooperation programmes but also future ones.

Experts and environmental managers at the event introduced the circular system of smart materials and the potential to branch out this system at Vietnamese industrial parks /.