Vebiz 2007: E-commerce is really changing

This morning (January 17), Vietnam E-Commerce Conference (Vietnam E-Business Forum - Vebiz 2007) opened for the first time in Hanoi. The workshop will take place on January 17-18 at Hanoi Tower, 49 Hai Ba Trung. The event was jointly organized by the Department of E-Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and International Data Group, under the theme " Innovating business practices during WTO integration ".

Electronic commerce (E-commerce) in recent years has made significant changes. In particular, 2006 was a year of special significance for e-commerce in Vietnam, the first year e-commerce was officially recognized by the law when the Electronic Transaction Law, Commercial Law (amended) and the Civil Code ( revision) and eCommerce Decree takes effect. 2006 is also the first year to implement the e-commerce development master plan for the 2006-2010 period. The number of enterprises participating in e-commerce transactions keeps increasing, the state agencies start deploying online public services to support businesses, other related services such as payment, security are also businesses. care,.

However, according to a survey by the Ministry of Trade in 2006 with 1000 businesses, the number of businesses with websites accounts for 20-25%, but the e-commerce features in these websites are still fuzzy. The website function is mainly about the company, accounting for 93.8%, product and service demos account for 62.5%, while the e-commerce transaction feature allows ordering only 27.4 %, online payment activities only 3.2%.

According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Director of E-Commerce Department, Ministry of Trade: ' The forms of e-commerce business are getting more and more popular. Online services also have new directions such as online advertising, online entertainment, online training, e-newspapers and value-added services for mobile phones. However, the decrees guiding the E-Transaction Law are still slow to issue. Some unreasonable regulations for e-commerce have not been overcome. Some new problems arise such as virtual assets, promotional emails, website attacks, etc. '

In the context of international economic integration, e-commerce is an essential tool in reducing transaction costs, saving time, thereby improving the competitiveness of businesses, as well as promoting economic integration. regional economy and general market participation rate. Therefore, the determination of policies, solutions, necessary conditions for e-commerce development, finding appropriate models for e-commerce in Vietnam is becoming urgent. Moreover, raising awareness of society, encouraging application and strengthening cooperation between the public sector and enterprises in this area plays an important role in the overall development. The first E-Commerce Conference in Vietnam was organized from these practical needs.

Exhibition of enterprises at Vebiz 2007. Photo: LQ

Vebiz 2007 has a series of important events. The symposium will focus on discussing issues such as assessing the status of e-commerce model in Vietnam during WTO integration, policies and legal system on e-commerce, legal and security frameworks. security; information technology infrastructure serving e-commerce; successful examples of e-commerce applications, solutions for small and medium enterprises, payment systems, services in e-commerce, .

In particular, at this conference, enterprises in the banking sector such as Techcombank, Vietcombank, Visa Asia Pacific . bring electronic payment solutions in the bank. To develop e-commerce, the role of the banking system is extremely important in all forms of electronic payment at points of sale and service, payment on the Internet, via mobile devices . Recently, 27 / 12/06, Vietcombank has officially provided online payment service via Internet for customers. Techcombank is also developing an overall solution of online payment - Electronic payment culvert. This payment gateway will provide online payment tools for businesses and online shoppers.

The exhibition includes 15 booths, a place to introduce and display e-commerce products and solutions of domestic IT enterprises and leading suppliers, with the participation of ECVN, Techcombank, Vietnam Airlines, M .Tech, Lacviet, 123 Buy .

Vebiz 2007, continues to receive the support and sponsorship of many individuals and units, such as Visa, MasterCard, Lac Viet, Mosoft, VDC (internet funding) .

In the framework of this seminar and exhibition, at 14:30 on January 18, VnMedia will also coordinate with the Organizing Committee of Vebiz 2007 to hold a discussion on e-commerce. The discussion will be attended by many e-commerce activists from home and abroad.

L.Quang