GREEN GROWTH POLICY IN ICT SECTOR INTRODUCTION

GREEN GROWTH POLICY IN ICT SECTOR

INTRODUCTION The term green growth has been used to describe national or international strategies. Green growth, as agreed at the fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific, is a strategy for achieving sustainable development. Green growth strategies can help economies and societies become more resilient as they work to meet demands for food production, transport, housing, energy and water.

WHAT IS THE GREEN GROWTH? Green Growth is a term to describe a path of economic growth which uses natural resources in a sustainable manner. It is used globally to provide an alternative concept to standard economic growth.

WHAT IS THE GREEN ICT? • ICT is in a “sweet spot” because it both decreases operating costs and carbon emissions. • ICT s are a key enabler of “green growth” in all sectors of the economy.

2 POINTS OF ICT NEGATIVE: Environmental impact of ICT manufacturing and usage of goods, network and services. POSITIVE: ICTs have a fundamental role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

ICT IMPACTS FOR GREEN GROWTH Systemic impacts: • By changing behavior • By transforming the way we live and work. Enabling impact: • By cutting emissions and raising energy efficiency in existing process in other sectors • By reducing another product’s environment impacts • By enabling consistent monitoring of energy use and carbon emissions based on ICTs; Direct impact: • By driving down emissions in the ICT sector itself • By manufacturing energy efficient ICT equipments and innovation

Strategies can help mitigate the impacts of adverse shocks by reducing the intensity of resource consumption and environmental impacts, while alleviating pressure on commodity prices. Green growth also offers competitive advantages to those countries that commit to policy innovations. The global market for green goods and services is vast and growing fast, offering countries the dual benefit of prosperity and job creation.

STRATEGIES OECD: In 2011 the OECD has published a strategy towards green growth. [2] UNEP: In 2008, UNEP led the Green Economy Initiative. [3] World Bank: in 2012, the World Bank published its report "Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to Sustainable Development". [4]

Korea: In Korea green growth has become the national strategy model. Lee Myung Bak, the president of Korea, has embraced a vision of Low Carbon, Green Growth as the core of the Republic’s new vision on 60 th anniversary of the founding of the nation.

Green Growth Knowledge Platform: In January 2012, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally launch the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP). The GGKP's mission is to enhance and expand efforts to identify and address major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice, and to help countries design and implement policies to move towards a green economy.

CONCLUSION ICT Master plan, 2015 ASEAN-5: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines • ASEAN has emerged as a major regional platform for the production of electronics goods in general and computer equipment in particular over the last 30 years. However ASEAN Lack of ICT Diffusion. Reasons are – Language barriers and impacts of recent financial crisis – Policy and regulatory – Lack of natural resource • ASEAN ICT Master plan up to 2015 – ASEAN will poster creative, innovative and green ICT sector

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CHAGIROVA GULASIYA AUGANBAYEV YERASSYL CSSE-121 K