Digital transformation is the best way for SMEs to survive after being hit hard the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said. (Photo: thoibaonganhang.vn) Theassociation has a digital transformation guideline framework in 26 fields.
Theset of evaluation criteria and documents that SMEs need to know will bepublicly released on the website www.dx4sme.vn.
Theycan download the documents and directly register to connect and seek advice onthe website.
VINASAstaff and experts and businesses would provide them with support for digitaltransformation, an association spokesperson said.
Forthe digital transformation programme, Ho Chi Minh City has built the citySupport and Consultation Centre for Digital Transformation (DXCenter) andgradually put into operation.
DXCenteraims to provide at least 1,000 products and solutions for digital transformationactivities and 100 digital transformation models for various fields, and willserve in that order SMEs, organisations that have need for digitaltransformation and digital technology enterprises seeking to approach potentialcustomers.
LamNguyen Hai Long, Chairman of the City Informatics Association, said it is thego-to address for SMEs in particular but also all enterprises seeking digitaltransformation.
Accordingto the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, the country hasaround 800,000 companies, with SMEs accounting for more than 98 percent.
Whenthe COVID-19 pandemic hit, over 90 percent of SMEs were badly affected as thetraditional market and production shrunk.
SMEsneed digital transformation tools to change the way they operate and dobusiness in the new context.
Thepandemic has created a labour shortage besides hitting demand, and after itpasses SMEs need to increase the use of digital technology to survive andthrive.
Facingdifficulties during the pandemic, Pham Nghia Food in the Mekong Delta city of CanTho made timely efforts to sustain its business activities.
However,due to a loss of employees it had to replace them with machinery andtechnology, which have enabled it to make new products.
Ithas also tried to exploit multi-channel sales, especially online sales.
Digitaltransformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of abusiness that results in fundamental changes to the way it operates.
Thisis the right time for SMEs to boldly adopt technology in management and to makedigital transformation, experts said.
WhenCOVID-19 was at its peak, over 90 percent of SMEs faced difficulties and anaverage of 10,000 stopped operating each month.
Therefore,it is essential to quickly have flexible policies to help SMEs overcomedifficulties and resume operations, especially to support their digitaltransformation, the experts said.
Topersuade firms to embrace digital transformation, the Government needs tocreate a legal framework that helps them innovate and mitigate possible legalrisks.
Policiesthat encourage enterprises and create conditions for them to adopt newtechnologies and digital transformation are needed, especially those that allowthe testing of new products and technologies that still face legal obstacles.
TheGovernment needs to promote and support the development of large technologycompanies, raise awareness in society about the benefits of digitaltransformation and digital technologies and set basic standards for digitaltransformation to help businesses mitigate the risks involved.
Itneeds to invest in technology infrastructure that only it can and adoptpolicies to encourage and support creative start-ups and develop humanresources for digital transformation./.
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