Building credibility is key to the development of e-commerce, experts told a seminar held by the Vietnam Institute of Economics (VIE) in Hanoi on June 2.
Hanoi (VNA) - Building credibility iskey to the development of e-commerce, experts told a seminar held by theVietnam Institute of Economics (VIE) in Hanoi on June 2.
VIE Deputy Director Le Xuan Sang said e-commerce has become indispensable formany businesses and contributes to improving their competitiveness, especiallysmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
He added that e-commerce development depends on the legal framework andpolicies, human resources, and trust.
Of a similar mind, Le Duc Anh, Director of the Centre for Information andDigital Technology at the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam E-Commerceand Digital Economy Agency, said businesses should be rated for their credibilityby both buyers and sellers, including on information verification, the settlementof complaints, delivery quality, and guaranteed payments.
Participa🔯nts suggested the State promptly refine the legal framework andpolicies for e-commerce and cashless payments, enhance security system andinf﷽ormation safety, and encourage links between bank card owners and goods andservices providers.
Figures show that e-commerce in Vietnam grew from 4 billion USD to 8 billionUSD during the 2015-2018 period, rising 30 to 40 percent each year. Nearly 40million mobile users and internet subscribers access e-commerce and onlineshopping./.
Vietnam is aiming to have 55 percent of its population shopping online by 2025, with average consumer spending rising to 600 USD per year, according to a master plan on e-commerce development for 2021-2025.
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