Digital transformation is the 'link' to develop trade and services in a modern direction.

In order to change the appearance of urban and rural areas and improve people's lives, in recent times, Vinh Phuc province has implemented many mechanisms and policies to promote digital transformation in trade and service development.

Vĩnh Phúc đang nỗ lực phát triển thương mại, dịch vụ theo hướng hiện đại. (Nguồn: Cổng Thông tin tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc)

Vinh Phuc is making efforts to develop trade and services in a modern direction. (Source: Vinh Phuc Provincial Information Portal)

According to Decision No. 2361/QD-UBND dated November 1, 2023 on approving the Project on e-commerce development in Vinh Phuc until 2025, with a vision to 2030, the province sets the goal of building a healthy, competitive, and sustainable e-commerce market in the digital economy , a solid foundation and fulcrum for production and consumption, building the brand of Vinh Phuc products on major national and international e-commerce trading floors, meeting the increasingly high requirements for socio-economic development, creating a solid foundation for participating in the international trade market.

By 2025, Vinh Phuc province strives to be a province with a developed e-commerce market, with an e-commerce index maintained in the top 15 provinces nationwide, reaching over 30/100 points; by 2030, it strives to be a province with a developed e-commerce market, with an e-commerce index in the top 10 provinces nationwide. The achieved targets must be higher than the overall target of the whole country. In particular, it is necessary to narrow the gap in e-commerce development scores with the leading provinces and cities nationwide.

Expanding the consumption market for key products and OCOP products (locally sourced, branded, culturally distinctive and advantageous tourism products and services) domestically and internationally through e-commerce applications; promoting cross-border e-commerce transactions.

Previously, in Resolution No. 06 stipulating a number of specific policies to support the construction of Model Cultural Villages in the province for the period 2023-2030 issued on May 5, 2023, Vinh Phuc province also announced that it would deploy a number of contents to support commercial and service business models with the support objects being organizations, households, and individuals implementing models of mini supermarkets, convenience stores, general stores, points of introduction and sale of OCOP products, typical rural industrial products of the province and locality, and food service businesses at the places where Model Cultural Villages are built.

These are some of the many specific mechanisms and policies that the province has focused on implementing, contributing to promoting the development of trade and service infrastructure, not only meeting the consumption and business needs of the people but also creating momentum for trade and service development, changing the face of urban and rural areas.

It can be seen that all mechanisms and policies for trade and service development in recent times of Vinh Phuc province have the "breath" of digital transformation. Specifically, the Department of Industry and Trade has deployed a digital transformation plan for the entire industry, focusing on supporting businesses, production and business establishments and people to access e-commerce development skills, connecting and promoting e-commerce; supporting businesses, production and business establishments to introduce and consume products on e-commerce platforms such as: Postmart, Voso, Shopee, Sendo... Building and supporting businesses to apply technological solutions to trace the origin and source of products; applying customer information management software, smart sales management; promoting online shopping, online payment, gradually changing people's shopping habits and consumer behavior in a civilized and modern direction.

In the coming time, the Department of Industry and Trade said it will continue to coordinate with relevant units to organize Vietnamese goods markets in districts and cities in the province; organize sales points to introduce Vietnamese products in districts; organize seminars to improve trade promotion capacity and market development. At the same time, the Department of Industry and Trade will also strengthen propaganda and support businesses to participate in e-commerce platforms and use multi-channel sales models.

Thanks to efforts to apply digital transformation to promote the economic restructuring process, Vinh Phuc province is expected to gradually create a breakthrough, increase income, and improve people's lives.

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