Clean technology is lacking capital

There are currently no specific policies to encourage and support businesses in human resource training, preferential loans .

Many businesses, especially small and medium enterprises are looking to innovate technology and apply clean production. However, the shortcomings are that there are no specific policies to encourage and support enterprises in human resource training, preferential loans .

At the Vietnam - Finland workshop, Clean Technology for Environment and Sustainable Development, co-organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in Vietnam, most delegates said that production Exporting with clean technology is now very difficult because of the expensive cost.

Applying clean technology in seafood processing . (Photo: Internet)

Difficulty in capital

According to experts, Vietnam's industry is standing at the lowest position in the process of industrialization development, in fact is the first stage of the industrialization process, mainly assembly-stage with lowest value in the production chain.

Many businesses want to innovate technology, clean production, create products that are competitive but forceless because the investment capital for this is very large. According to the Central Institute of Economic Management, the lack of capital is the biggest impact.

In fact, enterprises, except foreign-invested enterprises, face difficulties in capital and mobilize capital for production and business as well as technological innovation. Meanwhile, the medium and long-term capital market of Vietnam has not developed yet, has no impact on supporting businesses. Some current regulations on loans still have many shortcomings or high interest rates, so it is difficult for private enterprises to reach.

Mr. Pham Hong Hiep, Institute of Industrial Strategy and Policy, Ministry of Industry and Trade said that, besides the lack of capital, Vietnamese enterprises lack of information and human resources. These are the 3 main factors that make the process of technological innovation high risk.

Representatives of the Association of Small and Medium Business Women Hanoi shares that many enterprises producing textiles, soft drinks, ceramics, food processing . are industries with a large amount of waste which is harmful to the environment. Enterprises themselves want to invest in technology innovation, live in clean production, but it is always a dream because the budget is too big.

Need a multi-dimensional combination

According to Pham Hong Hiep - Institute of Industrial Strategy and Policy, in addition to 3 main factors that inhibit technological innovation are capital, information and human resources. Besides, there is a particularly important but less noticeable factor. It is the implementation of regulations on environmental protection that are not yet strict and incomplete in localities, leading to the situation of obsolete old technologies that pollute the environment and not only exist but also continue to be visited enter Vietnam.

Representatives of Small and Medium Enterprises Association Hanoi also said that in order to have a clean technology production base, it would require huge capital. Businesses are looking forward to receiving help from agencies, departments, branches .

Finnish experts said that in order for Vietnam to quickly move to a clean technology production base, it is necessary to have specific policies in addition to forcing enterprises to commit to environmental protection. can encourage and support businesses in human resource training, preferential loans .