Date: Jun 9, 2015
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Background
The Internet economy is yesterday’s news. Today, every sector of the economy is becoming increasingly digital, powered by the increasingly ubiquitous connection to the Internet. Around the globe and across sectors, the Internet has become a horizontal enabler, opening doors to greater efficiencies, innovation and new business models. Yet it may not be immediately clear to traditional businesses how they can use the Internet to empower their businesses, what capabilities they need and what pitfalls should they be mindful of.
About 44% of Vietnam’s population was online in 2014, and the proportion will only increase as access to the Internet becomes more affordable, and consumers and businesses increasingly recognize the benefits of using the Internet. The role of e-commerce in Vietnam is already becoming evident, where in 2014, e-commerce accounted for over 2% of the country’s retail sales, with almost USD3 billion in B2C turnover. In this forum we look at the opportunities and challenges facing businesses in Vietnam as the growth of the Internet, especially access through mobile, plays an increasingly important role in how business models are formed and what more can be done to assist businesses as they navigate through this new emerging digital economy.
Please email Michael at michael@trpc.biz or Pari at aparajita@trpc.biz for more information.
Programme
| Programme | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:35 | Opening Address |
| 09:35 – 09:50 | Keynote: Nguyen Quang Vinh, General Secretary for the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development of VCCI |
| 09:50 – 10:05 | Sharing of Key Report Findings from the “Status and Future Potential of Internet-Based Economies across Asian Economies”. This session will revolve around the key findings and recommendations from the report. Presented by Dr. John Ure, Director, TRPC |
| 10:05 – 10:55 | Panel Discussion 1: Transition towards a Digital Economy
Speakers:
Moderated by TRPC |
| 10:55 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Panel Discussion 2: Going Mobile through Digital
Speakers:
Moderated by Mr. Le Van Loi, Director, Institute of Information Technology for Business, VCCI |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Wrap-up and closing |
| 12:40 – 14:00 | Networking lunch |
In the News
English
14 Jun 2015: Interaksyon – Brazil smartphone sales up 33%; Vietnam Internet users up 50% by 2020 [weblink] and [PDF]
13 Jun 2015: Vietnam Net – Vietnam boasts great digital economy potential [weblink] and [PDF]
10 Jun 2015: Xinhuanet.com – Half Vietnamese to use Internet by 2020: report [weblink] and [PDF]
10 Jun 2015: Vietnam News – Clear rules needed for digital economy [weblink] and [PDF]
28 May 2015: Vietnam Breaking News – VCCI to Hold Forum on Powering Digital Economy [weblink] and [PDF]
Vietnamese
10 Jun 2015: Voh – VCCI ra mắt báo cáo về “Tiềm năng kinh tế số tại Việt Nam” [weblink] and [PDF]
9 Jun 2015: Nandhan – Việt Nam liên tục đứng trong tốp 20 quốc gia có số người dùng internet lớn nhất thế giới [weblink] and [PDF]
9 Jun 2015: Vietnam Plus – VCCI ra mắt báo cáo về “Tiềm năng kinh tế số tại Việt Nam” [weblink] and [PDF]
9 Jun 2015: 24h – Việt Nam gần “đội sổ” về chuyển đổi kinh tế số [weblink] and [PDF]
French
21 Jun 2015: Les potentiels de l’économie numérique au Vietnam [weblink] and [PDF]
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