Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK)forum in Hanoi on June 28 highlighted businesses’ role in environmentalprotection amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).
Deputy Director General of the VietnamEnvironment Administration Nguyen Hung Thinh said the forum aimed to discuss opportunitiesand challenges that Industry 4.0 poses to environmental protection andsustainable development in Vietnam, orientations for environmental protectionin the use of new technologies and the application of information technologyand the building of environmental database in Industry 4.0. The event alsolooked to learn from the RoK’s experience in this field.
Experts said Industry 4.0 will have a positiveimpact on the field of environment in all the short, medium and long termsthanks to energy saving technologies and environmentally friendly materials.
They noted information and digital technologywill help improve the efficiency of environmental management and governance.Meanwhile, environmental monitoring technologies supported by the Internet ofThings will help collect and process information around the clock.
President of the RoK’s Human and Environment Forum(HEF) Shim Jae-kon said in the field of environment, Industry 4.0’scontribution is the recycling of waste for use in a circular economy and theapplication of new technologies to minimise input materials, save naturalresources, recycle waste and extend product lifespan.
At the forum, representatives of companiesshared their firms’ efforts to apply new technologies in waste collection andtreatment and environmental improvement. RoK businesses also presented newtechnologies to ensure environmentally friendly production.
On this occasion, the Vietnam Association forConservation of Nature and Environment and the HEF signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on cooperation to organise annual forums, exchange information,and compile publications to share experience and popularise environmentallyfriendly technologies and products.-VNA
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