On May 25, Son La Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to organize a conference on orientations for sustainable e-commerce development in Son La province. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Mr. Lai Viet Anh, Deputy Director of the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade co-chaired the conference.
(Mrs. Lai Viet Anh, Deputy Director of the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade spoke at the program)
Attending the conference were leaders of departments, agencies, districts and cities of the province, 100 enterprises and cooperatives inside and outside the province, representatives of the Vietnam E-commerce Association, experts and lecturers from universities. scholars and representatives of units and businesses operating in the fields of e-commerce, communication and logistics.
(Delegates attending the Conference on orientations for sustainable e-commerce development in Son La province)
In recent years, Son La province has introduced many policies and solutions to support and promote digital transformation and e-commerce development. By the end of 2022, 1,957 businesses are making online tax declaration and payment; 100% of supermarkets and trade centers have cashless POS payment devices; Business establishments in the centers of districts and cities have applied non-cash payment methods. Cooperatives and farmer households have taken advantage of social networks and e-commerce platforms to promote and consume agricultural products. Son La's products and agricultural products are available at most major e-commerce platforms in the country.
However, Son La's e-commerce development compared to the national average, Son La's technical and telecommunications infrastructure is still difficult and limited; There is a shortage of qualified human resources in the field of e-commerce. Son La's products are mainly fresh fruit products, with large output, harvest season, short storage time, easily damaged, and reduced quality if there is no proper preservation and transportation process. fit.
On the other hand, the province does not have businesses providing professional logistics services for agricultural products, making it difficult to put the above items on e-commerce platforms, with high prices. Most of the e-commerce sites in Son La province just stop at the form of promotion, product introduction, lack of support services such as marketing, payment, order fulfillment...
(Talk at the Program)
At the conference, representatives of the Department of Commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade, lecturers of the University of Commerce, representatives of business development solution companies (iViet), E-commerce Association developed presentations, assessing the current situation and sharing experiences and solutions to promote e-commerce applications in a sustainable way; supporting, transporting, connecting and consuming agricultural products on online platforms, connecting trade and promoting trade in e-commerce applications for Son La province.
Speaking at the conference, Comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong hoped to continue receiving the attention and companionship of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam E-commerce Association, e-commerce businesses, logistics, experts to supporting Son La province to develop e-commerce into a pillar of the digital economy, a driving force for Son La's production, trade and service activities to develop and integrate. Son La province is committed to creating all favorable conditions to support corporations and businesses that have the need and capacity to invest in the province, especially in tourism development, agriculture, processing industry and insurance. management, trade in services, building e-commerce and logistics infrastructure, creating a solid premise to promote sustainable e-commerce development of Son La province.
