E-COMMERCE IN VIETNAM:
G2B and B2B DEVELOPMENT
5th ASEM MEETING
IN JIAXING – ZHEJANG - CHINA
Mrs. Nguyen Thu Huong
E-Commerce Department
Ministry of Trade
Vietnam
CONTENTS
 Overview of e-Commerce in Vietnam
 The deployment:
3.1. G2B - eCoSys
3.2. B2B - ECVN (e-commerce
National Portal)
Overview E-Commerce in Vietnam:
Policies and regulations
With the needs to reach to the digital age and
integrate into the world, Vietnam has been
singned
The Master Plan for E-commerce Development
in the 2006-2010 period
Electronic Transaction Law
Commercial Law
Other laws
– Civil Law, Customs Law, Accounting Law
Sub-laws, regulations
– Decree on E-Commerce
Overview E-Commerce in Vietnam:
Obstacles
Public awareness on e-Commerce still low
Existing regulations still unappropriate
Cyber-security and cyber-crime
Customer protection and fair competition: Spam;
Intelectual Property Right
Emerging issues: Virtual assets
Overview E-Commerce in Vietnam:
Deploying the modes
B2B:
- EDI is not yet popular
- E-Marketplaces
- Full automatic supply chains not ready
G2B:
-
e-licensing;
e-procurement;
e-Custom;
e-tax
Deployment: Management and Grant
e-Certificate Origin (eCoSys)
Concept
Objectives
 Stages
Activities
Concept
Organization of Granting C/O
• Direct Granting
• Authorization to other Agencies
Providing quickly
Online Public Services related
to Trade
Management e-C/O granted
Grant e-C/O
Objectives
Management of C/O granted in Vietnam for:
– Rapid and accurate statistics for export
enterprises
– Contribution to formulation of policy
Facilitating enterprises in C/O procedures:
– Reduce the costs
– Strengthen enterprise’s competitiveness
Enhancement of the Administration Reform in MOT:
– Developing a stable network to provide public
services
Three stages for deploying eCoSys
Management e-C/O granted
Grant e-C/O
within narrow bounds
Grant e-C/O
within wide bounds
Three stages for eCoSys
Stage 1: Management of C/O granted
– Establish eCoSys network.
– All data related to C/O to be transacted
to MOT with highest credibility
– Enterprises can have access to
information for C/O online.
Three stages for eCoSys
Stage 2: Granting e-C/O within narrow
bounds
– Subjects:
The large enterprises, with reputation appraised by
MOT
Deploying privilege form
– Process: 4 steps
Clartified at the Company
Examine Credibility
Granting e-C/O at the Export-Import Bureau
Control after certification
Three stages for eCoSys
Stage 3: Granting e-C/O within wide
bounds
– E-transaction from Enterprises to MOT
– Checking in MOT and granting e-C/O
– MOT direct e-C/O to Import country
The main activities
Establishing the policies related to e-C/O
Developing Certification Authority System
(MOT- CA)
Developing the Software for deploying
eCoSys
Consulting, training enterprises: the need in
ICT (hardware, network, human resources)
for taking part in eCoSys
International Cooperation on CA side
Process
Steps:
Deploying from Form A,
Privilege Form
Other Non – Privilege Form
Location:
Deploying at HCM and HN/ Export-Import
Bureau
Other location
Format:
Semi-Automatic
Automatic
Estimated Plan
Stage 1
July – December, 2006
Stage 2
January, 2007
Stage 3
Parallel with e-Custom
program and other
economic areas
Deployment: B2B – Ecommerce Vietnam
(ECVN)
Introduction on ECVN
Concept
Objectives
Stages
Activity Results
ECVN - An Introduction
According to Decision 266/2003/QD-TTg,
December 17, 2003 by Prime Minister:
- Ministry of Trade is in charge and
operating
- Opening on 26 August 2005
ECVN - Concept
Rapidly supporting enterprises to be
familiar with and taking part in business
Mode – E-commerce
Main functions:
- Support selling and buying on line
- Providing Trade – support Services
- Providing Public Services related to export
ECVN – Objectives and
characteristics
Development of an e-business
environment for enterprises community
Strengthen competitive capability for
Vietnam enterprises
Charateristics:
- Clasification of enterprises: provision of
good and service
- Capacity Assessment
- Services: on line and off line
ECVN – Stages and Process
Stage 1: January 2005 – June 2006 with
the aim to develop a business
environment for enterprises
Stage 2: July 2006 – June 2007: to
provide the services for supporting Trade
activities
Stage 3: from July 2007: combine public
services
ECVN – Results
More than 4,000 business opportunities
online
More than 1,000 enterprises participated
114 members found the partners and 16
members made the contracts
Rapidly update all business information
from 60 foreign Trade Offices located in
Vietnam
ECVN – further activities
 Promoting two way information between
Trade Offices and other agencies in
Vietnam
 Cetificate e-C/O on ECVN (eCoSys)
 Create Item “Export information”
 Training on E-Commerce
 Upgrade the existing services
 Promote meetings of international and
domestic enterprises
Using guide for ECVN
Thank you for your attention
Contact address: E-Commerce Department,
Ministry of Trade, Vietnam
21 Ngô Quyền
email: ecosys@mot.gov.vn
ecvn@mot.gov.vn
bitec@mot.gov.vn
Website: http://www.mot.gov.vn
http://ecosys.mot.gov.vn