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Enterprises should prioritize domestic technology solutions for digital transformation

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Domestic solutions and suppliers have advantages close to the market and have many features, fast deployment time, reasonable prices and good support services.
This is a recommendation shared by Mr. Nguyen Viet Long, Deputy General Director of Ernst & Young Vietnam at the Basic Course on Digital Transformation held on April 15 morning at the National Center for Innovation (D25 Ton That Thuyet ), organized by the Enterprise Development Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment).

Talking with enterprises participating in the course, Mr. Nguyen Viet Long said that digital transformation in enterprises is the integration and application of digital technology to improve business efficiency, management efficiency of enterprises and create new values. Digital transformation activities can range from digitizing business management data, applying digital technology to automating, optimizing business processes, management processes, and manufacturing. business, reporting processes, coordinating work within the business to transforming the entire business model, creating new value for the business.

According to Mr. Long, the breakthrough development in digital technology has allowed to provide a variety of solutions for businesses in digital transformation. As an evidence, Mr. Long said, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot in e-commerce can serve 3.5 million people / day, replacing the unmanned device that can collect and analyze resolution images. prize for oil and gas exploration in just 5 days, while before it took 8 weeks in the traditional way …

The fundamental course in digital transformation has attracted the attention of many businesses

It is forecast that about 800 million jobs will be lost due to automation by 2030, but only about 10,000 employees worldwide have enough skills for research in artificial intelligence. According to analysis from the BBC, 35% of jobs will face the risk of being replaced by robots in the next 20 years.

Therefore, Mr. Long said that digital transformation should be considered as the top priority of businesses. Enterprises also need to build a digital transformation strategy associated with the business strategy, ensuring it is consistent with the actual situation and the transformation capacity of the business.

Suggesting about building a digital transformation roadmap for businesses, Mr. Long said that, in the preparation phase, it is necessary to define strategic goals and digital transformation visions, develop a digital transformation strategy integrated into the strategy. An overview of the business is based on an assessment of the enterprise’s readiness and goals, and at the same time defining the overall architecture of the business.

Phase 1 is transforming the number of business models, in which the focus is on the application of digital technology to expand the distribution, marketing, sales channel system and improve the efficiency of customer care. In addition, it is also necessary to step by step deploy digital technology for the supply chain, apply digital technology to accounting, finance …, develop security policies.

Phase 2 is to complete and transform the number of management models, focusing on optimizing and improving management capacity, focusing on ERP, HRM systems, planning systems, job management, report…

Stage 3 is to connect business and administration, innovate and create new products and services.

Evaluating solutions, technology solution providers that help businesses transform digitally, Deputy General Director Ernst & Young Vietnam said that enterprises can prioritize to learn and use first domestic solutions, Especially, the auxiliary solutions, small and medium, solutions with the management regulations of the state.

Meanwhile, with solutions from foreign suppliers, Mr. Long said that these solutions have optimal design, good performance, scalability, but sometimes the features are not close to the market. , high costs associated with support services will be slower than domestic solutions.

Therefore, it is advisable to choose solutions that have been deployed by partners in Vietnam for better support, and at the same time take advantage of open source solutions to reduce costs.

Digital Transformation Fundamentals is an activity in the Digital Transformation Business Program for the period 2021-2025 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in cooperation with development partners, to help businesses apply the public digital technology to improve the efficiency of production and business activities, enhance capacities and competitive advantages, and create new values ​​for businesses. The program aims that 100% of businesses will have access to information, 100,000 businesses will receive support from the Program …