In the narrow meaning, e-commerce means the trading of goods and services through the electronic and telecommunication network, especially computers and internet. According to Clause 10 of Article 4 under Law on Vietnamese E-Commerce 2005, electronic means electric and electronic, digital, computer network, wireless broadcasting, and fiber based technology or relevant one.
In the narrow meaning, e-commerce means the trading of goods and services through the electronic and telecommunication network, especially computers and internet. According to Clause 10 of Article 4 under Law on Vietnamese E-Commerce 2005, electronic means electric and electronic, digital, computer network, wireless broadcasting, and fiber based technology or relevant one.
The priliminary achievements
For years, Binh Duong Province is highly ranked in terms of economic development, especially foreign investment luring and exportation. E-commerce contributed a great part in such development. The application of IT in electronic trading has become a must for current economic integratoin and one of the causes for processing enterprises to overcome difficulties. Mr. Le Ba Linh, Director of Tu Bon Lacquer Company, Chair of Binh Duong Association of Lacquer said: “In the stage of difficulties the lacquer sector is facing, I am lucky with my English to apply IT into electric commerce; thus, we have achieved stable output to stablize production and business.”
ATM card of ACB is carried out at Di An Town Transactional Office
Since 2013 and by the birth of government Decree No. 52/2013/ND-CP dated May 16, 2013, electric commerce in Binh Duong has strongly developed.
Carrying out this decree, Binh Duong Provincial Department of Industry and Trade has coordinated with organizers to inspect surveys on managerial information network of enterprises made by Stateown agencies.
Besides, to help enterprises to improve business and production, the Department has organized 3 training programs of “Electronic commerce and development strategy construction”, “business on internet”, and “constructing and developing brand names in digital era” for representatives of 157 enterprises.
Thus, provincial enterprises are offered more opportunities for competition and development. Then, they would not only contribute to economic development but also to livehood of local people. Previously, online connection has played greater part of promotion.
The year 2014: Orientation to electronic commerce development
Coming next to Decree No. 52, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 689/QD-TTg to approve the development of electronic commerce nationwide for 2014-2020 period with targets of constructing capital infrastructures and measures to support the development of electronic commerce in Vietnam, making it a popular activity to improve competitiveness of enterprises and the nation in the stage of promoting modernization and industrialization.
The PM’s Decision approved to construct and develop electronic commercial infrastructures including construction of electronic commercial payment networks and integrated payment card solutions, online management, and digital signature accreditation services to ensure online trading trust.
According to the Decision, funding for the program in 2014-2020 period stands at about VND 450 billion including the State’s budget of VND 350 billion and the contribution of the participating organizations and enterprises.
Regarding the implementation, the PM assigned Ministry of Industry and Trade to chair and coordinate with ministries, sectors, and local people’s committees to manage, guide, and inspect the progress.
The local people’s committees are to fund the activities of the program combined with other local projects and programs for maximum use of local resources.
State’s managing authorities on electronic commerce of localities and Vietnamese Association of Electronic Commerce are to establish projects to develop electronic commerce annually under programs and coordination with Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Binh Duong – quick actions for electronic commercial program
On February 11, 2014, Deputy Chair of Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Tran Thanh Liem signed Decision No. 334 approving the contents of electronic commercial program in 2014 in Binh Duong Province including 3 major contents of propaganda and training of electronic commerce in two courses of risk management skill training, brand name mangement skill training, and law broadcasting to improve awareness of the public and the enterprises as part of implementing various payment methods IT use in management and customer services.
The Decision has assigned Department of Industry and Trade and Center for Trade Promotion to carry out the program in lines with current regulations.
Asked about the progress, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Trinh, Director of Center for Trade Promotion said: “We are making our actions as fast as possible to fulfill the electronic commercial program in 2014. Thanks to the care of functional agencies, the actions have been rapidly carried out; some have been earlier than the plan.”
In reality, for years, the electronic commerce has contributed important part in economic development in Binh Duong Province. The application of electronic commerce in trading, business, and proudction in the province has achieved great and delight results.
In the face of upcoming full integration, the program has been approved and implemented across the province. It is delightful enough as the electronic commercial program is combined with law propaganda to improve awareness of electronic commercial program in the public.
The training programs for development of electronic commercial human resources, international cooperation of electronic commerce, and improvement of management capacity and electronic commerce promotion amongst the construction and introduction of stronger electronic development index in Binh Duong market.
Reported by Bao Anh – Translated by Vi Bao
