Environmental Technology Environmental Management Corp. "Clean SYS" chimney remote observation system being promoted as global brand Environmental Technology (ET) and Information Technology (IT) are being grafted together in Korea, with the locally developed "Clean SYS," a chimney remote observation system now being recognized in terms of its technology both at home & abroad. At the same time, the Environmental Management Corp. (www.emc.or.kr) is being reborn as an innovation brand creation institution, nurturing it as a global brand. In the past, the Corporation used to analyze pollution material discharge density by extracting a sample ore irregularly. But the new 'Clean SYS' measures seven items' air pollution material density and emissions around the clock such as nitrogen oxides which are discharged from around 360 places of business, & 870 large-sized discharge systems like power plants, iron works and incineration facilities. As a cutting-edge remote observation system, Korea's IT technology, the highest level globally and measurement technology are grafted, its function is forecast to be strengthened continuously as remote observation and control are enabled by utilizing mobile equipment like PDA in step with the Ubiquitous environment for the future. In conjunction with this, chairman Son Joo-suk, Environmental Management Corp., who took office early in May, this year, said that the Corporation has plans to make 'Clean SYS' a representative innovation brand of the Ministry of Environment as well as its Corporation, adding that Clean SYS is contributing to technology's localization as well as export. Management by Walking Around (MBWA) practice In order for the Environmental Management Corp. to be able to rise again as a corporation which is admired by the nation even more with the Corporation's 20th Anniversary next year as an impetus, Son emphasized: "First off, the Corporation will propel itself by establishing a new Purple Ocean management strategy so that its Corporation phase will be able to enhanced by boosting business' efficiency and by digging out new growth engine business." What Son stressed second, was that imperial marketing capacity needs to be strengthened to boost the value of the Environmental Management Corp. so that the Corporation could discharge its pivotal role in improving the nation's environment technology's level and quality. Thirdly, Son said that Environmental Management Corp. would continuously maintain creative collaboration relation by beefing up bilateral communication so that it can be reborn as a public institution whose value is recognized by the people, the government and environment industry business circles by pursuing the maximization of customer satisfaction. In its innovation process to cope with management environment change effectively and swiftly and to bolster its existence foundation, he has fourthly committed himself to doing Digilog sensibility management in which all can join spontaneously and pleasantly. Along with materializing 'Justice Management', the chairman underlines that he would 'Management by walking around: (MBWA) so that the Corporation can practice pending question tasks as soon as possible. Internationally recognized Clean SYS As regards Korea's environment level in the field of the atmosphere, the quality of water, and scrapped material etc., Son admits that life waste recycling rate is good than advanced countries in terms of environment index, but to accomplish advanced country level's environment level, it is the actual reality that there are many fields to have to be improved such as the quality of water goal accomplishment rate by a waterhouse section, benefit population ratio accompanied by the public sewage processing facility, and nitrogen oxide density among the atmosphere in the region around the capital. He explains: "To date, environment policy has been propelling with priority given to pollution media control like the atmosphere, the quality of water, and soil, but the paradigm's conversion is happening toward a direction to keep the people's health as the people's expectation about agreeable environment and health becomes higher". For this' full-scale propulsion, Son said he understands that the government is establishing the 'Environment Health 10 Years Plan', regarding 2006 as the first year of this environment health plan. The chairman emphasized that the people everyone's environmental-friendly behavior is necessary along with the efforts of the government so that Korea can accomplish an environment level suitable to an "advanced environment nation where mankind and the nature live together." The environment industry is by all means necessary for sustainable development and it is rapidly growing as the people's demand for an agreeable environment is on the rise and international environment regulations are being reinforced, Son points out. In addition, he assesses that environment industry holds considerable potential as an export industry too with China, India as well as Asia market as its object in which industrialization are being attained rapidly. Nevertheless, the domestic environment industry has been making inroads into overseas market in earnest since 2001, but it is a real condition that the major part of it are short in terms of capital, information power and marketing ability as trifling smaller companies. In particular, he pointed out that it is the actual reality that cutting-edge technology like 'Clean Production' lags behind advanced countries greatly though domestic environment technology possesses comparatively competitiveness in the field of post treatment in the technical side. In actual reality where advanced countries restrain to deter latecomer country's advance into their countries market by arming themselves with advanced environment technology, Son insisted: "In order for Korea to develop into an environment industry power in the 21st century, we should pitch ourselves into nurturing environment technology as well as environment industry by reinforcing environment management capability which can cope with environment demand in a pan-national dimension". CDM (Clean Development Machinism) introduction With regard to the Corporation's innovative major projects, Son mentioned that as technology development's trend is convergence between fields in recent years, Environmental Management Corp. also has successfully carried out the quality of water measurement network management system and chimney remote observation system through Convergence between technology fields. He said that 'Nakdong River Water System Land Purchase Management System Construction Project' also is a new project, which is being propelled by grafting location information technology plus environment technology and information telecommunication technology with the goal of its completion on Dec. this year. Besides, the chairman explained: "The Corporation is introducing CDM (Clean Development Machinism) too to enhance corporations' confrontation power accompanied by the Climate Change Convention and to activate a new market CDM market". The Environmental Management Corp. is composing an expert team to assist policy so that our government can embrace the Climate Change Convention and CDM market's trend continuously and further see wise policy directions, according to Son. Second, the Corporation is providing local autonomous entities or private enterprises with education consultation service that wants to support correct decision-making for the sake of CDM business activation at home. Thirdly, the Environmental Management Corp. is preparing internationally authorized CDM DOE (Designed Operational Entity) designation as well as its operation about environment part CDM business. Son concluded: "Given that so far it has been a learning experience regarding CDM business, from now on is a time prudent business propulsion should be attained considering profitability in earnest as well as conformity of national policy direction."