Energy-Saving Electronics Production in Viet Nam: Rise and Problems of Sustainable Development

Abstract

Electronic industry is the basis for the growth of industrial production in ASEAN countries, and represents the main lever of economic development when the region moves up to higher added value using modern technological solutions. At the same time, modern environmental imperatives require the electronics industry to make a significant contribution to reducing environmental stress and lowering energy consumption. This contribution is the production of energy-saving devices. Viet Nam’s modern industry is increasing the production of electronic energy-saving devices, but still has problems, such as low added value, spontaneous structure, import dependence in production, lack of unified state administration, and the quality of training of labor resources. In the framework of this article, the authors investigated the state of the electronic industry in Viet Nam by analyzing its successes and shortcomings in recent years compared with the countries of Southeast Asia. The authors’ proposals as the results of the study can be recommended for further development of a policy for the progress of energy-saving production in the electronic industry of Viet Nam and an import substitution program in the country’s industry as a whole for a new period.