Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee participates in the forum on comprehensive business recovery in the digital economy

Attending the forum were Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Hoang Quang Phong - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Mr. Ruici Tio - Policy Program Manager, Facebook Asia - Pacific region and representatives of departments and more than 150 delegates from government agencies, business support organizations and businesses in Nghe An province and neighboring provinces.

Overview of the forum "Comprehensive business recovery solutions in the digital economy and the new normal state". Photo: Lam Tung

The forum is an activity in the Boost with Facebook Program implemented by VCCI in Vietnam and is Facebook's commitment to supporting Vietnamese businesses to develop in the digital economy era.

In his opening speech, Mr. Hoang Quang Phong - Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry said: “The Covid-19 pandemic in the world is still evolving complicatedly and is a big challenge for the world, significantly affecting all socio-economic sectors of the country, affecting the production and business activities of Vietnamese enterprises, in which the strongest impact is the narrowing of the market.

Mr. Hoang Quang Phong - Vice President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry delivered the opening speech. Photo: Lam Tung

However, the Covid-19 epidemic is also an opportunity to promote information technology and digitalization in all fields from service production, commercial activities to learning and human connection, makingeconomic flowuninterrupted. In that situation, businesses approaching and developing online business models, increasing the trend of market transformation, doing business on digital technology platforms to save costs and adapt flexibly to the new normal state of the economy is one of the necessary directions and solutions in the current period.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Anh - from the Department of Planning and Investment, the digital economy promises to bring opportunities to many small, medium and micro enterprises in the province. E-commerce platforms can bring businesses to large markets both domestically and internationally. When participating in the market in the digital economy, businesses must innovate to adapt because traditional skills, knowledge and business methods are transferred to the digital environment.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected business operations (Data: Department of Planning and Investment). Graphics: Lam Tung

“The pandemic has demonstrated the value of connectivity, the economic opportunities created by an open and accessible internet, and the critical role of digital transformation in business resilience. This forum provides a unique collaborative platform to provide training and partnership opportunities to help us meet the challenges of an inclusive economic recovery,” said Ruici Tio, Policy Program Manager, Facebook Asia Pacific.

Mr. Ruici Tio - Policy Program Manager, Facebook Asia Pacific region shares opportunities for businesses to overcome current challenges. Photo: Lam Tung

Speaking at the forum, Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee said: "In recent times, Nghe An provincial leaders have coordinated with departments, branches, and VCCI to organize many forums to remove difficulties for the business community. Nghe An province is committed toaccompany to solve problems for businessesin the province to overcome difficulties in the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of natural disasters. And more than ever, businesses in the area are in great need of practical, specific solutions and especially directions to overcome difficulties from experts. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested businesses in the area to focus more on the importance of the digital economy, because this is a direction that has proven effective in the recent pandemic.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa speaks at the forum. Photo: Lam Tung

During the discussion, many questions focused on solving difficulties and supporting businesses to overcome current challenges were enthusiastically discussed by businesses in the province and the experts' opinions partly opened up the way for businesses to overcome current difficulties, while at the same time realizing the need to move towards e-commerce to develop businesses in the coming time./.

This is the 4th year that the Center for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises - VCCI has implemented the Boost with Facebook Program in Vietnam.