The document provides knowledge, roadmap and digital transformation technology solutions for businesses. This is also the first document to summarize the map of technology solutions, independently evaluate the overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the solutions, compare the readiness of domestic and international solutions. economy on the Vietnamese market for businesses to consult and find the most suitable solution for their business conditions. Enterprises download documents at http://ebook.business.gov/vn According to experts, the program to support businesses in digital transformation for the period 2021-2025, the digital transformation roadmap for small and medium enterprises in Vietnam is recommended through popular stages including the preparation phase and three phases. section to execute. It is digital transformation of business models; digital transformation of governance models; Connecting business and innovation management to create new products and services. These stages are relative, depending on the actual status, goals and potentials of each enterprise, they can be implemented in parallel or in succession. The program to support businesses in digital transformation for the period of 2021-2025, with the goal that by 2025, 100% of businesses will have increased awareness of digital transformation. At least 100,000 businesses will receive technical support on digital transformation; At least 100 businesses are supported as a typical successful digital transformation model to spread and replicate…

The contest “Make in Vietnam digital products” is about to start. Expected to take place under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam, in addition to the bridge point at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications, the press conference to announce and launch this year’s awards is also connected to 5 bridge points at the provincial Departments of Information and Communications. , cities include: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. In the second year of being held, according to the Award Regulation signed by the Minister of Information and Communications on June 7, “Make in Vietnam Digital Products” in 2021 continues to have 5 categories, including: Excellent digital platform; Excellent digital products; Excellent digital solutions; Narrowing the digital divide; Potential digital products. The second “Make in Vietnam Digital Product” Award will have Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for the categories of Excellent Digital Platform; Excellent digital products; Excellent digital solutions; Close the number gap. As for the category “Potential digital products”, this category only applies to participating units that are non-business organizations, small and medium-sized enterprises or creative start-ups and only the Top 10 are announced. The organization is expected to invite leaders of the Party, State and Government to award prizes to enterprises with high prizes. Products honored at the “Make in Vietnam Digital Technology Product” award in 2021 must satisfy two main groups of criteria, namely: design, creativity in Vietnam and practical value. In the criterion group “Actual value”, the score structure related to revenue, the number of users is 40 (accounting for about 70%). The award also encourages digital technology products of small and medium enterprises and innovative start-ups in the category of “Potential Digital Products”. Regarding the process of reviewing and awarding this year’s awards, the representative of the Organizing Committee said that at the preliminary stage, the subcommittees of the Jury Council will organize grading of documents that meet the criteria through the pre-qualification round. select 12 records with the highest score of each award category. The participating units with records in the group of 12 records with the highest score of each category will present and defend in front of the respective Committee’s Sub-Committees (in person or online) to the Sub-Committees. The evaluation board selects the Top 10 records in order of scores from high to low of each category. At the final round, based on the list of nominations of the subcommittees, the Jury Council held meetings to evaluate and select the Top 10 and the Gold, Silver, and Bronze prizes for the 4 categories of Awards and Top 10. 10 potential digital products. According to the Organizing Committee, the time to receive registrations and applications for the award will last from June 20 to the end of September 20, 1 month longer than the 2020 prize. During the period from June 20 to July 20, businesses can make preliminary registration and receive guidance from the award standing body to prepare documents according to the Award Regulations. Units and businesses send their documents online at the portal with the addresses: makeinvietnam.mic.gov.vn and makeinvietnam.vcci.com.vn.

The Digital Transformation Manual for businesses has just been officially published. (Source: Ministry of Planning and Investment) This Guide was developed by experts from the Program to support businesses in digital transformation for the period 2021-2025 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in collaboration with the USAID LinkSME Project. According to experts from the Program to support businesses in digital transformation for the 2021-2025 period of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the digital transformation roadmap for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam is recommended through the following: the following common stages: the preparation phase and the 3 stages to make the gradual transition from “doing digital” to “being digital”. These stages are relative, depending on the actual situation, goals and potentials of each enterprise, they can be implemented in parallel or in succession. Specifically, as recommended by experts, the preparation phase is to define digital transformation goals and strategies. State 1 , apply digital transformation of business models such as: Applying digital technology (CNS) to expand the system of distribution channels, marketing, sales and improve the efficiency of customer care activities, forming Experience customer; Step by step applying digital technology to the supply chain (connecting inventory management, production, input purchasing); Applying digital technology to accounting and finance operations; Building a common database framework on business, supply and accounting; Develop business and data security policies and apply security tools… Phase 2 ,focusing on digital transformation of management models, including production processes and technology processes, such as: Completing the governance model and defining integrated data requirements for the next step; Building and perfecting the governance model from organizational structure, people, policies and processes to all functional areas of the enterprise; Develop management indicators (KPI/OKR) and management reporting system, and database requirements; Identify requirements for comprehensive digital transformation and integration purposes; Apply CNS to the management reporting system; … Stage 3, Connecting business and administration, innovating to create new products and services such as: Applying CNS to gradually connect existing systems into a seamless information system from business to enterprises corporate governance; Building a common database in the entire enterprise; Invest in innovation (R&D) to drive changes in products and services and continuously upgrade existing systems; Applying new CNS to ensure information safety and network security for data of the whole enterprise. According to aggregated information from the Guidelines, the Cisco & IDC 2020 Report on the digital maturity of SMEs in 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region shows that 31% of businesses are in the digital maturity stage. the first stage of digital transformation, down 8% compared to 2019; 53% of businesses are in the next stage (“Observer” – “Observation”), up 3% compared to 2019; 13% of businesses are in the “Challenger” stage and 3% of businesses are “Mature” (“Native”), up 4% and 1% respectively compared to 2019. That shows that SMEs are mainly still learning and at the beginning of digital transformation. In particular, according to the Enterprise Development Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), this is the first document that summarizes the map of technological solutions, independently evaluates the overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the different technologies. solutions, compare the readiness of domestic and international solutions in the Vietnamese market for businesses to consult and find the most suitable solution for their business conditions. The program to support businesses in digital transformation in the 2021-2025 period is chaired by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program aims to achieve the goal that by 2025, 100% of businesses will have increased awareness of digital transformation; At least 100,000 businesses receive technical support on digital transformation; At least 100 businesses are supported as typical successful digital transformation models to spread and replicate; Establishing a network of experts including at least 100 organizations and individuals consulting, providing solutions to promote digital transformation for businesses, and supporting the development of digital platforms. Enterprises can refer directly at http://ebook.business.gov.vn./.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will hold an online press conference to announce and launch the “Make in Vietnam Digital Product” award 2021 on June 18. This is the second year this award has been held. This event will take place at 6 bridge points, namely at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications, 5 at the Department of Information and Communications of provinces and cities including: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. In the second year of being held, according to the Award Regulation signed by the Minister of Information and Communications on June 7, “Make in Vietnam Digital Products” in 2021 continues to have 5 categories, including: Excellent digital platform; Excellent digital products; Excellent digital solutions; Narrowing the digital divide; Potential digital products. The “Make in Vietnam Digital Product” Award in 2021 continues to have 5 categories. Besides, the second “Make in Vietnam Digital Technology Product” award also has changes compared to 2020. Specifically, this year there will be Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for the categories of Excellent Digital Platform; Excellent digital products; Excellent digital solutions; Close the number gap. As for the category “Potential digital products”, this category is only applicable to participating units that are non-business organizations, small and medium-sized enterprises or creative start-ups, and only the Top 10 will be announced. The organization is expected to invite leaders of the Party, State and Government to award prizes to enterprises with high prizes. Products honored at the “Make in Vietnam Digital Products” award in 2021 must satisfy two main groups of criteria, namely: design, creativity in Vietnam and practical value. In the criterion group “Actual value”, the score structure related to revenue, the number of users is 40 (accounting for about 70%). The award also encourages digital technology products of small and medium enterprises and innovative start-ups in the category of “Potential Digital Products”. Regarding the process of reviewing and awarding this year’s awards, the representative of the Organizing Committee said that at the preliminary stage, the subcommittees of the Jury Council will organize grading of documents that meet the criteria through the pre-qualification round. select 12 records with the highest score of each award category. The participating units with records in the group of 12 records with the highest score of each category will present and defend before the respective Committee’s Sub-Committees (in person or online) to the Sub-Committees. The evaluation board selects the Top 10 records in order of scores from high to low of each category. At the final round, based on the list of nominations of the subcommittees, the Jury Council held meetings to evaluate and select the Top 10 and the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards for the 4 categories of Awards and Top 10. 10 potential digital products. “The Ministry of Information and Communications will create conditions for businesses with winning products through propaganda and promotion activities to develop further with the desire to have more and more good technology products, meeting the development of the economy”, representative of the Information Organizing Committee. In addition, the units participating and winning the “Make in Vietnam Digital Technology Product” award in 2021 will also be considered for inclusion in the List of IT products and services prioritized for investment, rental and procurement in the future. state agencies; List of potential projects calling for investment. At the same time, support to build national brands for products and services of enterprises; exchange, consult and critique on the development mechanisms, policies, strategies and programs of the industry and the development orientation of digital technology products of enterprises.