Promoting local products through E-commerce platforms

​An e-commerce training course organized by the Department of Industry and Trade for businesses and cooperatives in the province.

Dong Nai has lots of potentials for developing E-Commerce

Vice President of Vecom Nguyen Ngoc Dung shared that E-commerce has been playing an increasingly important role, especially since the effects of COVID-19. Dong Nai is one of the dynamic localities in e-commerce development, the province has with Vecom deployed many activities to connect and train businesses in this field. Also according to representatives of many e-commerce trading floors and e-commerce consultancy companies, Dong Nai has many strengths to develop this field, especially strong products in agricultural products, processed foods...

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Trung, in charge of the support digital transformation project of Tiki e-commerce trading floor, said that Dong Nai is a potential market near Ho Chi Minh City, so there are many conditions for e-commerce development. In particular, products with many strengths and potentials such as agricultural products and fruits are the target for this channel's development.

In the coming time, Tiki will continue to coordinate with the Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) to deploy pilot models of supporting businesses, especially small and medium enterprises transforming the model from selling online, gradually developing stores on Tiki. At the same time, Tiki plans to deploy many other activities related to e-commerce in Dong Nai such as: expanding warehouses, developing, expanding distribution systems, forwarding, etc.

Mr. Dang Tran Nhat Thoai, Deputy Head of the Trade Management Department (DoIT), the Department actively coordinates with the Department of E-Commerce and Digital Economy (MoIT), Vietnam E-commerce Association (Vecom), E-Commerce Training Centers, large E-Commerce trading floors, which are reputable to organize e-commerce training courses. Through these training courses, it will contribute to helping state management officials grasp and enhance the importance of e-commerce, as well as improving business knowledge and skills to develop e-commerce for businesses, cooperatives, and production and business establishments.

Diverse support programs

According to the DoIT, in recent years, the Department has conducted a survey of e-commerce applications, synthesized databases, capturing multi-dimensional information about the current e-commerce application status of units, businesses and individuals in the province. The Department has supported and organized training courses on administration, maintenance, and updating of product images and information on the website for 5 units, including enterprises, production facilities that have achieved OCOP certification (one commune one product). Specifically, the Department has supported the establishment and handover of the website to Hiep Van Forest Bitter Melon Company Limited in Long Khanh City (Website: vinakhoqua.com), Thuan Huong Production Trading Company Limited in Dinh Quan district (traicaysaythuanhuong.com), Vang Thanh Long Anna in Thong Nhat District (vangthanhlong.com), Hoang Hang Noodle Production Facility in Thong Nhat District (hoanghang.com) and Agricultural Production Service Cooperative at Hamlet 7, Thanh Son Commune, Dinh Quan District (thanhsonxanh.com).

Ms. Liu Thi Yen, Sales Manager of Thuan Huong Production Trading Company Limited (Dinh Quan district) shared that the company aims to connect with online sales channels, large and reputable e-commerce platforms to develop its sales channels and promote products, thereby helping consumers know more about the company's products.

The Provincial People's Committee has issued the Dong Nai E-Commerce development program for the 2016-2020 period and the Annual E-Commerce Development Program to support enterprises to participate in the National Electronic Payment System, widely using e-commerce transaction models; towards completing Dong Nai e-commerce portal, and so on.

Phan Anh