IT program to support small businesses and individual business households

On November 12, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) co-operated with Intel Vietnam, Microsoft Vietnam and Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) officially launched the program ' Integration with IT 'in the whole territory of Vietnam. This is a comprehensive business development program including the largest scale hardware, management, finance and training software ever.

This program aims to support 2.7 million small businesses, individual business households in Vietnam to improve business efficiency through the application of IT in the short term and in the long term in particular, while promoting demand. IT application of the business community in general, helping domestic enterprises to develop and integrate in the new period.

'The fact shows that a large number of 2.7 million individual business households in Vietnam are playing an important role in the overall economic development of the country, ' said Than Trong Phuc, Intel's General Director. Vietnam and Indochina commented.

In the framework of this program, small businesses and individual business households when buying computers will be provided with a full package of IT solutions including hardware and software at preferential prices. At the same time, they will have the opportunity to get a refund of all IT investment money when participating in the ' Typical IT Application Contest'; can borrow from Techcombank within 36 months; and participated in training sessions using AC SoftHome software organized by VCCI.

The program " Integration with IT " is deployed nationwide from November 12 to December 29, 2007, but the program will soon be focused on deploying in 4 major cities, Hanoi, City Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang and Can Tho.

Dang Nguyen