On May 15, 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 645/QD-TTg approving the National Master Plan on e-commerce development in the 2021-2025 period aiming to develop e-commerce business area through changing in policy, creating favourable environment, increasing government spending, and attracting investors participating and setting up business in developing e-commerce in Vietnam to transform the economy toward industry 4.0.
Specifically, the Vietnam Prime Ministers set the following goals to be achieved by 2025: 55% of the population participate in online shopping, the average purchase value is 600 USD/person/year; e-commerce revenue increases by 25%/year, reaching 35 billion USD, accounting for 10% of the total retail sales of goods and revenue of consumer services nationwide; non-cash payment in e-commerce reached 50%, of which payments made through intermediary payment service providers accounted for 80%; the average cost for delivery and final order completion accounts for 10% of the product cost in e-commerce; 70% of purchases on e-commerce applications have e-invoices.
Regarding e-commerce applications in enterprises: 80% of e-commerce websites have integrated online ordering function; 50% of small and medium enterprises conduct business activities on e-commerce trading floor, including social network with function of e-commerce trading floor; 40% of businesses participate in e-commerce activities on mobile applications; 70% of electricity, water, telecommunications and communication service providers deploy electronic contracts with consumers.
To accomplish the above objectives, the Prime Minister proposed specific groups of solutions, including: perfecting mechanisms and policies to meet the needs of e-commerce development in the context of technology revolution 4.0; improving the management and organization of e-commerce activities, online dispute resolution (ODR), fighting against commercial frauds, intellectual property violations.
The Prime Minister’s policy shows the role of e-commerce in the present era. E-commerce is one of the pioneering areas of the digital economy, where the advanced technologies of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 are widely applied to increase the efficiency of the business cycle, contribute to modernizing the distribution system, improve the competitiveness of enterprises, promote the development of the domestic market and export. Besides, identifying the overall goal when developing e-commerce in Vietnam is support and promote the widespread use of e-commerce in businesses and the community; to bridge the gap between major cities and localities on the level of e-commerce development; to build a healthy, competitive and sustainable e-commerce market; to expand consumption markets for Vietnamese goods at home and abroad through e-commerce applications; to promote cross-border e-commerce and transactions; to become a country with a developed e-commerce market among the top 3 countries in Southeast Asia.
This is an opportunity for domestic and foreign investors in the field of e-commerce as well as an auxiliary service for e-commerce to promote business and investment activities in Vietnam through establishment of companies providing services.
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