Therefore, the locality will continue supporting the registration and establishment of digital tech firms, step up the application and use of digital products, and encourage businesses to participate in the Small and Medium Enterprises Support Programme for Digital Transformation (SMEdx), he said.

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The provincial Department of Industry and Trade will further coordinate with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, domestic e-commerce platforms and banks in assisting enterprises, cooperatives, households and farmers to put their products on domestic and foreign e-commerce platforms.

In the first quarter of this year, the Department of Planning and Investment supported the establishment of 112 digital tech firms, and organised a training course on digital transformation in financial accounting for over 120 individuals.

At the same time, it partnered with Misa JSC, a software company, and branches of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in Bac Giang to help businesses use e-invoices, while coordinating with tech firm Base.vn and Misa in supporting local SMEs to engage in a digital transformation programme.

In March, the departments of information and communications, education and training, and health also pushed ahead with cashless payments.

As a result, all of the 7,557 organisations and enterprises, and 968 household businesses in Bac Giang have issued e-invoices. All local firms have also declared taxes online.

Bac Giang affirms role of collective economy

(BGO) - Tapping local advantages, many cooperatives in Bac Giang province have been operating effectively, creating jobs and stable incomes for laborers. Accompanying the cooperatives, the provincial Cooperative Alliance has implemented many solutions, contributing to the robust development of the province’s collective economy.

Vietnam's economy to grow by 6.6% this year

Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.6% this year and at a similar rate in 2024, according to a report released on March 31 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

PM asks state-run groups, corporations to contribute to building self-reliant economy

State-run groups and corporations must operate effectively to contribute to building an independent and self-reliant economy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested on March 18.

Breakthrough created by digital economy

(BGO) – Digital economic development is one of three major pillars specified in Resolution No. 111 on June 11, 2021 of the Bac Giang provincial Party Committee about digital transformation in Bac Giang province in 2021 - 2025 period with the orientation to 2030. After one year implementation, many local businesses, cooperatives and households have actively applied digital economy with practical efficiency.

Digital economy contributes 14.26% to GDP in 2022

The contribution of the digital economy to national GDP in 2022 accounted for about 14.26% of the total, with 7.18% contributed by the ICT digital economy.

Source: VNA