Scanning QR code to pay for tickets to visit Ha Long Bay (Source: baoquangninh.com.vn)Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of Quang Ninh is promoting the developmentof its digital economy to increase production value, improve growth quality, localliving conditions as well as the province’s competitiveness, in the context ofthe Fourth Industrial Revolution creating great impacts on all aspects ofsocial and economic life.
In the first half of this year, Quang Ninh focused attention on expanding itse-commerce market for local products under the OCOP (One Commune, One Product) plan.Out of a total 267 local OCOP products rated as three-star or higher, 177 havebeen sold on the Postmart.vn and Voso.vn e-commerce platforms.
Quang Ninh-based businesses and organisations are also striving to switch to theelectronic invoice system. So far, 9,327 firms and organizations haveregistered their e-invoices. Quang Ninh is one of the first six provinces and centrally-runcities to successfully launch the first stage of the system, thus creating favourableconditions for firms and saving payment times.
According to Deputy Director of the Ha Long Bay Tourism Guide and OperationCentre Vu Duc Minh, the centre considers digitalisation an inevitable processand part of the digital transformation underway in the province. The centre hasdigitalized the sale of sightseeing tickets on Ha Long Bay, enabling the paymentof tickets by scanning QR code. In the near future, in order to catch up with thetrend of digital transformation, the Ha Long Bay Management Board willdigitalise its information system, launch an automatic ticket system and avirtual tour guide using artificial intelligence, among others, thus offering amore modern and civilised tourism environment at the World Cultural Heritagesite.
The province has also invested in a digital border gate platform. Theprovincial Department of Information and Communications is working with relevantagencies and units to pilot a digital border gate model at Mong CaiInternational Border Gate (Bac Luan Bridge Area II, Mong Cai city) before expandingit to other border gates in the province.
QuangNinh said the basic goal is that by 2025, the digital economy will account forat least 20% of the province's gross regional domestic product (GRDP). The ratioof the digital economy in each sector and aspects should be at least 10%. Theprovince will also strive to attract 50 digital enterprises, including at leastthree start-ups and innovative companies operating in digital products andservices. Over half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in theprovince will use digital platforms. The workforce in the digital economy willaccount for over 2% of the total, while 100% of business households andenterprises will have access to and be capable of using digital platforms. TheHa Long ICT Park will be built in Ha Long city and become a “Data Port” and aninnovation centre in the north.
In 2022, the digital economy will account for 8% of the province’s GRDP, ofwhich the manufacturing and processing industry will make up 40%,mining 30%, digital trade 10%, energy 10%, agriculture 5%, andseaport-logistics 5%. Up to 40% of SMEs will use digital platforms and 100% ofbusinesses will use e-invoices. E-commerce revenue will account for 10% in thetotal retail revenue of goods and services, while 100% of OCOP products, keyagricultural products and 80% of local farm produce will have their originstraced and sold online.
To this end, the province will first of all accelerate digital transformationin key sectors such as industry, manufacturing and processing, mining, energy,agriculture, transport and smart logistics, digital border gate, tourism andborder economy.
Chairman of the provincial Business Association Pham Van The said in the nearfuture, the association will work closely with departments and agencies,especially the Department of Information and Communications, to assist SMEs indigital transformation. It will also build and synchronously deploy an indexassessing digital transformation among enterprises, thereby gauging theeffectiveness of support programmes for firms in this effort. At the same time,the province will develop digital payments and promote cashless payments, withpriority given to regions and areas with low banking coverage.
Support will be given to e-commerce to improve its competitiveness andsustainable development, including the operation and upgrade of Quang Ninh’sOCOP e-commerce platform to meet the demands of businesses and consumers.Digital technology will be used to create a healthy business environment,spread digital banking models, improve provincial competitiveness andadministrative reform indices, and establish smart industrial zones./.
