Fri., 25.11.2022, 5:00 pm.
Green technologies: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable digitalization working for climate

This event offers an open space for stakeholders from different sectors to discuss the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies offer to address societal challenges such as climate change. In particular, it is a chance to explore the opportunities of green entrepreneurship and digital technologies for climate change mitigation in Vietnam.

In our time, the digital and sustainable transformation of societies are two defining processes. Digitalisation is often framed as a tool for sustainable development. Green technologies are considered the ones that provide innovative solutions to challenges in environmental protection, resource conservation and energy. However, they have also been associated with rebound effects such as increased energy consumption.

What opportunities and risks does digitalisation hold for sustainable development in general and the fight against climate change in particular? Will digitalisation lead to a smart green world in which everyone benefits from technological progress? Or is there no such thing as green growth and digital technologies will only exceed our planetary boundaries and climate protection goals?

The event is organised as part of the Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Global Digital Transformation (SET) research project, which addresses issues at the intersection of digital technologies and sustainability through different formats of research and knowledge transfer. In Vietnam, the focus of the SET project has been on conducting a research sprint "Green Technology, Entrepreneurship & Climate" in collaboration with the GIZ Digital Transformation Centers in Vietnam and Mexiko. Therefore, the German Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) brings together an international group of 11 interdisciplinary expert researchers.

Organizer

Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG) in Berlin, Germany: was founded in 2011 to research the development of the internet from a societal perspective and better understand the digitalisation of all spheres of life.

Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. We promote the study of German abroad and encourage international cultural exchange.

Speakers

Dr. Georg von Richthofen
Dr. Georg von Richthofen ist Senior Researcher in der Forschungsgruppe Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Society research group at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and lead of the research project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Global Digital Transformation. His research focuses on three areas: digitalisation and changing nature of work; AI, digital entrepreneurship and sustainability; and consumer behaviour, management, and wellbeing in the sharing economy.

Assoc. Prof, PhD. Hoang Anh Tuan
Assoc. Prof, PhD. Hoang Anh Tuan is Vice President and Associate Professor at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology with a research focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy management.
 

Moderation:

Christian Grauvogel
Christian Grauvogel is the Head of Dialogue and Knowledge Transfer at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), and the Project Coordinator in the research and transfer project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Global Digital Transformation (SET).