Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A programme to promote development ofe-commerce in the Central Highlands will take place from mid-July to late August, 2022 as part of activities to pushthe application of e-commerce inVietnam.
The E-Commerce Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is always ready to accompany businesses and related organisations to carryout training and e-commerce training and connection, Dang Hoang Hai, Director of the department, said at a press conference on July 19.
The programme will start a series of intensive supportactivities from human resource development, knowledge training, to consultingand implementation of e-commerce development activities, Hai noted.
The department expects that training programmes with the bestand most effective solutions on e-commerce will reach businesses andindividuals who are in need of commercial development in the Central Highlands,he added.
E-commerce is a rare bright spot in the global gloomy economicpicture in the context that the world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic along with supply chain disruption. The department has worked hard to support businesses to successfullyconduct e-commerce models.
According to the latest data of Amazon Global Selling, Vietnam's e-commercegrowth in many fields, especially the Home Decor industry, hasincreased by nearly 500% in the 2020 to 2021 period.
Data from domestic e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Tiki, andLazada show that the e-commerce transaction value in 2021 and 2022 rose by 15%and 20%, respectively. The numbers demonstrate the development and interest of businessesand individuals in this form of commerce.
Nguyen Van Thanh, Director of E-Commerce Development Center (Ecomviet) - the unit assigned to organise the programme,said the programme will provide online training courses for more than 1,500 small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and business households in theCentral Highlands.
In addition to training sessions, seminars on building abusiness in the e-commerce environment; e-commerce floor and social mediaplatform, will be organised in the framework of the programme.
🗹 It is hoped to help connect goods producers and distributorsin the Central Highlands with reputable e-commerce service and solutionproviders across the country, Thanh said./.
