E-commerce, IT support business development

CA - E-commerce and information technology have become essential tools for enterprises, especially in the current process of restructuring the economy, according to an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Tran Huu Linh, Director of the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency, said e-commerce has entered individuals’ daily lives and business strategies, and it is a key element that helps restructure enterprises and improve their competitiveness.

E-commerce and IT, Linh said, help connect units within a business and allow effective communication and sharing between them.

E-commerce proved its indispensable role for Vietnamese enterprises from 2006-2010. Its role is especially prominent in remote areas, where spatial and temporal distances can be narrowed with the application of e-commerce and IT.

By the end of 2011, 57 provinces and cities had introduced plans to develop local e-commerce within the 2011-2015 period.

In 2011, the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency launched more than 60 training courses in this field for the business community nationwide.

It is working with relevant agencies to help formulate a new decree on e-commerce and to promote e-commerce via mass media.