1. E-COMMERCE IN VIETNAM: G2B and B2B DEVELOPMENT 5 th ASEM MEETING IN JIAXING – ZHEJANG - CHINA Mrs. Nguyen Thu Huong E-Commerce Department Ministry of Trade Vietnam

2. CONTENTS Overview of e-Commerce in Vietnam Overview of e-Commerce in Vietnam The deployment: The deployment: 3.1. G2B - eCoSys 3.1. G2B - eCoSys 3.2. B2B - ECVN (e-commerce National Portal) 3.2. B2B - ECVN (e-commerce National Portal)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Deployment: Management and Grant e-Certificate Origin (eCoSys)  Concept  Objectives  Stages  Activities

7. 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

8. 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

9. Three stages for deploying eCoSys Management e-C/O granted Grant e-C/O within narrow bounds Grant e-C/O within narrow bounds Grant e-C/O within wide bounds Grant e-C/O within wide bounds

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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-AutomaticAutomatic

15. Estimated Plan Stage 1 July – December, 2006 Stage 2 January, 2007 Stage 3 Parallel with e-Custom program and other economic areas

22. Deployment: B2B – Ecommerce Vietnam (ECVN)  Introduction on ECVN  Concept  Objectives  Stages  Activity Results

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. Using guide for ECVN

30. Thank you for your attention Contact address: E-Commerce Department, Ministry of Trade, Vietnam 21 Ngô Quyền email: ecosys@mot.gov.vn ecosys@mot.gov.vn ecvn@mot.gov.vn bitec@mot.gov.vn Website: http://www.mot.gov.vn http://www.mot.gov.vn http://ecosys.mot.gov.vn