Only 5-6% of businesses use e-commerce

The survey of the Ministry of Trade concluded that enterprises' websites mainly introduce about the company. Ecommerce features are blurred. This is a disadvantage in commercial competition.

This information is published at the conference on January 22, on the occasion of organizing an exhibition of ICT applications in small and medium enterprises (SMEs, or SMEs). The exhibition will be held in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday and today, organized by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Post and Telecommunications and International Data Group IDG.

The application of IT in enterprises in recent years has made significant changes. 2006 is a year of special significance for the ICT industry, when it was the first year with a law on ICT with the Law on Electronic Transactions, the amended Commercial Law, the revised Civil Code and the decree. E-commerce effect. 2006 was also the first year to implement 'E- commerce Master Plan in the period of 2006-2010 '. The number of enterprises participating in E-commerce began to increase .

Visitors visit Acer booth at the conference.Photo: Đ.V

However, according to a survey by the Ministry of Trade, the number of businesses with websites accounts for only about 20-25%. Among them, there are 93.8% of websites only to introduce the company. Electronic transaction feature is only 27%. In fact, only about 5.4 to 6% of Vietnamese enterprises use e-commerce.

Mr. Hoang Quoc Lap, Director of the IT Application Department of the Ministry of Post and Telematics, said that the market trend is to use e-commerce is inevitable, which certainly forces businesses to apply and use IT, if Do not want to lose in competition.

Statistics of Vietnam Internet Network Information Center show that there are currently 15 million Internet users, 91% of businesses use websites. It is forecasted that in the next 3 years there will be 30 million Internet users. That large market together with economic growth will be a prerequisite for the development of e-commerce in the coming years.

According to the growth momentum, in 2010 there will be 500,000 SMEs. Mr. Lap estimates that by 2010 there will be about 60% of businesses use the website, and promote online transactions and purchases.

According to Prof. Dr. Le Dang Doanh, e-commerce in Vietnam is only at the beginning, types of B2B and B2C transactions, electronic payment, electronic signatures . are at a primitive level, a difficulty to develop. e-commerce field. Dr. Le Dang Doanh also said that e-Government and E-Commerce has come to become an urgent requirement.

The seminar on ICT application and e-commerce investment for SMEs took place on January 22 and 23, focusing on issues of experience sharing, finding solutions to promote e-commerce, and introducing tools technology application and proposal of investment programs including capital for businesses . Introducing solutions of IT sector serving SMEs, with the participation of more than 15 units such as Acer, T&H, NTC, CMC , April, DSAT .

Dang Vy