As environmental problems have seriously affected everyone over the world, being “green” has become a powerful issue felt across the globe.
Since the greenhouse effect has dramatically increased damages by floods and tidal waves due to abnormal climate changes, environmental issues are now everyone’s problems.
Therefore in Korea, since President Lee Myung-bak declared the necessity of “Low carbon, green growth” on Independence Day in August last year, a number of countermeasures for green growth have been devised throughout the whole industry.
In the automobile industry, the production of electric cars is rapidly becoming the better alternative to using fossil fuel.
Moreover, research on a method of construction for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half is being performed actively in the steel industry.
Furthermore, goods which decrease electricity consumption considerably are being launched in succession in the electronics industry.
Such efforts are to hand down the happiness we get from nature to our future generations in the same way that we enjoy it today.
This is more than desirable.
However, it is also likely that we will need to reconsider whether this issue is biased or not. All the action plans are now focused on “future-orientation”: creating new products, technology or new methods of construction.
From a different perspective, a great amount of resources and energy are consumed in the process of producing new goods, which may lead to contradict the “Low carbon, green growth” target.
The better and more sensible first step is rather to manage existing products and use them efficiently before their durability is gone.
Information technology (IT) products such as computers or servers can be a good example of this.
Korea is nearly at the bottom of the consumption life of IT products over the world.
Almost everywhere existing products are immediately thrown away when new products are launched, even though they can be still used.
This shows that this is not only about changing individuals but also enterprises.
Products in good condition such as mobile phones, computers or server networks are treated as “abandoned” in two or three years.
In addition, manufacturers are even secretly encouraging to abandon secondhand goods to increase sales.
In the United States, Fortune Magazine conducted a survey with IT managers of 500 corporations and found that most have experience using secondhand computers.
This was due to cost reduction, compatibility with existing facilities and the unnecessary additional training, which means it is worth using the old product once more.
In practice, the secondhand IT market is expanding all over the world while it is still being given a cold reception solely in Korea.
The Korean secondhand IT market is poor and cannot even be given a calculated scale even though Korea is the world’s leading IT nation. This implies that our used-products are mostly thrown away.
There is no doubt that producing and purchasing eco-friendly products for “green growth” is more than beneficial to us.
However, we question whether we should abandon existing goods that are still usable instead of cherishing old ones.
For instance, a 50-year-old machine squeezing sesame oil is still operating at one mill in the countryside.
So why don’t we value old things?
It could be another brilliant way of green growth that will provide happiness to our future generations.
Changkeun Choi,
Director of Tradebin Division of Mytrademaster Co., Ltd.
issued by JoongAng Daily, 3th June,
2010년 3월 4일 목요일
[Column] Used IT Market in Korea and Asia
People think of used market whenever financial crisis comes in order to cut down their cost.
As we all might know the used IT market is expanding all over the world. I would like to explain about the one of Korea here.
The newly developing countries such as Korea do not make efficient use of second-hand goods and their markets are poor, compared with the Western countries which are used to sell or exchange the useful old products on eBay. The reason is because Korean market has been rapidly growing so demand of brand new products is much greater compared to the one of second-hand products.
There are thousands of firms that handle used IT equipments in the world. And there are also countless companies among them earning over $100 million in one year. Used IT market has newly become one of the most desirable markets right after dot-com bubble burst in early 2000s.
However, Korea is nearly at the bottom of the consumption of Used IT products over the world. Used IT market based on Asia hasn’t been emerged fully and the companies participating in this market are almost small- scaled. This is due to not only the preference of new goods, also the lack of companies offering entire service with second hand products. Several companies in Korea tried to do secondhand market business once in the past, but they didn’t make it success because they couldn’t offer entire service customers need.
Nowadays, the overseas companies rather began their used products business based on Asia such as Japan and Korea. If you are the IT manager of your company you might have experience of receiving several offers to buy used parts from these overseas companies.
In practice, second-hand IT market is expanding all over the world whilst it is still being given a cold reception solely in Korea. Korea second-hand IT market is poor and even cannot be given a calculated scale even though Korea is the world’s leading IT nation, which implies that our used products are mostly exported or thrown away.
However, it is highly inspiring that a B2B market place for Used Computer Parts such as (www.tradebin.com) has appeared in Korea as well. Most participants of this website are overseas companies, but a few Korean companies have started doing their business at www.tradebin.com.
These kinds of firms have been aware that they need to provide customers with perfect testing, follow-up and after-sales service instead of just buying and selling trade used parts to maintain their business.
Server or network equipments have long-term life cycle Even though they are second-handed, so we are able to use them without any problems if we replace the parts at the right time.
In the near future, it is highly expected that used IT market would have a rapid growth more than now. Above all things, the awareness of second hand products has started to change positively and the maintenance market of used network equipments has become matured recently. Furthermore, the recycling of used IT parts has been increasing for cost reduction and Green IT caused by economic recession all over the world.
As we all might know the used IT market is expanding all over the world. I would like to explain about the one of Korea here.
The newly developing countries such as Korea do not make efficient use of second-hand goods and their markets are poor, compared with the Western countries which are used to sell or exchange the useful old products on eBay. The reason is because Korean market has been rapidly growing so demand of brand new products is much greater compared to the one of second-hand products.
There are thousands of firms that handle used IT equipments in the world. And there are also countless companies among them earning over $100 million in one year. Used IT market has newly become one of the most desirable markets right after dot-com bubble burst in early 2000s.
However, Korea is nearly at the bottom of the consumption of Used IT products over the world. Used IT market based on Asia hasn’t been emerged fully and the companies participating in this market are almost small- scaled. This is due to not only the preference of new goods, also the lack of companies offering entire service with second hand products. Several companies in Korea tried to do secondhand market business once in the past, but they didn’t make it success because they couldn’t offer entire service customers need.
Nowadays, the overseas companies rather began their used products business based on Asia such as Japan and Korea. If you are the IT manager of your company you might have experience of receiving several offers to buy used parts from these overseas companies.
In practice, second-hand IT market is expanding all over the world whilst it is still being given a cold reception solely in Korea. Korea second-hand IT market is poor and even cannot be given a calculated scale even though Korea is the world’s leading IT nation, which implies that our used products are mostly exported or thrown away.
However, it is highly inspiring that a B2B market place for Used Computer Parts such as (www.tradebin.com) has appeared in Korea as well. Most participants of this website are overseas companies, but a few Korean companies have started doing their business at www.tradebin.com.
These kinds of firms have been aware that they need to provide customers with perfect testing, follow-up and after-sales service instead of just buying and selling trade used parts to maintain their business.
Server or network equipments have long-term life cycle Even though they are second-handed, so we are able to use them without any problems if we replace the parts at the right time.
In the near future, it is highly expected that used IT market would have a rapid growth more than now. Above all things, the awareness of second hand products has started to change positively and the maintenance market of used network equipments has become matured recently. Furthermore, the recycling of used IT parts has been increasing for cost reduction and Green IT caused by economic recession all over the world.
2010년 2월 3일 수요일
Recycling- The Beginning of ‘Low Carbon, Green growth’
By Chris Choi
As environmental problems have seriously affected everyone over the world, being ‘green’ has become a powerful issue inherited across the globe.
Whilst the greenhouse effect has dramatically increased, damages by floods and tidal waves due to abnormal climate change are now not only other people’s problems.
Therefore in Korea, since Present Lee Myung-bak declared the necessity of ‘Low carbon, Green growth’ on the Independence Day in August last year, a number of countermeasures for green growth have been devised throughout the whole industry.
In the automobile industry, the production of electric cars is rapidly becoming the better alternative than using fossil fuel. Moreover, the research on a method of construction for reducing carbon dioxide by half is being efficient in the steel industry. Furthermore, the goods which decrease electricity consumption considerably are being launched in succession in the electronics industry.
Such efforts are to hand down happiness to future generations in the same way that we enjoy today from nature. This is more than desirable; however, it is also likely that we will need to reconsider whether this issue is biased or not; all the countermeasures are now focused on ‘future-orientation’ creating a future that needs new products, technology or new methods of construction.
From a different perspective, a great amount of resources and energy are consumed in the process of producing new goods, which may lead to contradict the ‘Low carbon, Green growth’ target. The better and more sensible first step is rather to manage existing products and use them efficiently before their durability is gone. Information Technology (IT) products such as computer or server can be a good example of this.
Korea is nearly at the bottom of the consumption life of IT products over the world. It is met with everywhere that the existing products are immediately thrown away when the new products are launched, even though they can be still used. This shows that this is not only about the individuals but also enterprises. Products in good condition such as mobile phones, computers or server networks are treated as ‘abandoned’ in two or three years. In addition, producers are even secretly encouraging to abandon second-hand goods to increase sales.
In the United States, it has been reported from a questionnaire conducted by ‘Fortune Magazine’ to IT managers of 500 corporations that indicated that most have experience using second-hand computers. This was due to cost reduction, compatibility with existing facilities and the unnecessary additional training, which may reflect ‘You do not know what you have got until you have lost it.’ In practice, second-hand IT market is expanding all over the world whilst it is still being given a cold reception solely in Korea. Korean second-hand IT market is poor and even cannot be given a calculated scale even though Korea is the world’s leading IT nation, which implies that our used products are mostly thrown away. However, it is highly inspiring that a B2B market place for Used Computer Parts such as www.tradebin.com has appeared in Korea as well. Most Participants of this website are overseas companies, but a few Korean companies have started doing their business at www.tradebin.com
So why don’t we value the old things? – It could be another brilliant way of green growth that hands down, will provide happiness to future generations.
chris@tradebin.com
As environmental problems have seriously affected everyone over the world, being ‘green’ has become a powerful issue inherited across the globe.
Whilst the greenhouse effect has dramatically increased, damages by floods and tidal waves due to abnormal climate change are now not only other people’s problems.
Therefore in Korea, since Present Lee Myung-bak declared the necessity of ‘Low carbon, Green growth’ on the Independence Day in August last year, a number of countermeasures for green growth have been devised throughout the whole industry.
In the automobile industry, the production of electric cars is rapidly becoming the better alternative than using fossil fuel. Moreover, the research on a method of construction for reducing carbon dioxide by half is being efficient in the steel industry. Furthermore, the goods which decrease electricity consumption considerably are being launched in succession in the electronics industry.
Such efforts are to hand down happiness to future generations in the same way that we enjoy today from nature. This is more than desirable; however, it is also likely that we will need to reconsider whether this issue is biased or not; all the countermeasures are now focused on ‘future-orientation’ creating a future that needs new products, technology or new methods of construction.
From a different perspective, a great amount of resources and energy are consumed in the process of producing new goods, which may lead to contradict the ‘Low carbon, Green growth’ target. The better and more sensible first step is rather to manage existing products and use them efficiently before their durability is gone. Information Technology (IT) products such as computer or server can be a good example of this.
Korea is nearly at the bottom of the consumption life of IT products over the world. It is met with everywhere that the existing products are immediately thrown away when the new products are launched, even though they can be still used. This shows that this is not only about the individuals but also enterprises. Products in good condition such as mobile phones, computers or server networks are treated as ‘abandoned’ in two or three years. In addition, producers are even secretly encouraging to abandon second-hand goods to increase sales.
In the United States, it has been reported from a questionnaire conducted by ‘Fortune Magazine’ to IT managers of 500 corporations that indicated that most have experience using second-hand computers. This was due to cost reduction, compatibility with existing facilities and the unnecessary additional training, which may reflect ‘You do not know what you have got until you have lost it.’ In practice, second-hand IT market is expanding all over the world whilst it is still being given a cold reception solely in Korea. Korean second-hand IT market is poor and even cannot be given a calculated scale even though Korea is the world’s leading IT nation, which implies that our used products are mostly thrown away. However, it is highly inspiring that a B2B market place for Used Computer Parts such as www.tradebin.com has appeared in Korea as well. Most Participants of this website are overseas companies, but a few Korean companies have started doing their business at www.tradebin.com
So why don’t we value the old things? – It could be another brilliant way of green growth that hands down, will provide happiness to future generations.
chris@tradebin.com
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