The announcement came from the 2016 e-Business Index (EBI), based on a surveyfrom more than 3,500 businesses in 54 provinces and cities across the country.
HCM City took the lead with 78.6 points, followed by Hanoi (75.8 points). Otherlocalities in the top five include Da Nang (52.8 points), Binh Duong (43) and HaiPhong (42.2).
Meanwhile, the five provinces with the lowest points are Yen Bai (23.7 point), TuyenQuang (23.2), Bac Kan (22.6), Ca Mau and Lang Son (21.2).
The gap between the country’s two economic hubs remains large compared withother localities.
The EBI was first published in 2012 with the purpose of evaluating theapplication of e-commerce and comparing the development among localities.
The index was based on four criteria: information technology infrastructure andhuman resources, transactions between businesses and customers (B2C),transactions between businesses and businesses (B2B) and transactions betweenbusinesses and state agencies (G2B).
Of these, Hanoi has the highest index in human resources and infrastructurewith 93.7 point, followed by HCM City with 85.5 point.
Meanwhile, HCM City topped the B2C index with 72.4 points, followed by Hanoi, BinhDuong and Hai Phong. For the B2B category, HCM City also leads with 77 points,followed by Hanoi and Da Nang.
For the last category, Da Nang received highest valuation on the satisfactionof G2B transaction, gaining 81 points, followed by HCM City and Hanoi.
The 2017 Vietnam Online Business Forum will take place in HCM City on March 3.-VNA