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Digital transformation helps enhance capacity, competitives for enterprises

Digital transformation is the most effective way to help businesses improve their capacity and competitiveness, and adapt to new trends and situations, according to Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Director of the Enterprise Development Department (EDD) at the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
Digital transformation helps enhance capacity, competitives for enterprises ảnh 1Representatives of FPT Group offer digital transformation solutions to some businesses of Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Digital transformation is the mosteffective way to help businesses improve their capacity and competitiveness, andadapt to new trends and situations, according to Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Director of the Enterprise Development Department (EDD)at the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The EDD reported that in the 2021-2023 period, thedepartment has mobilised resources from international agencies and coordinatedwith agencies, associations and organisations to implement a programme to supportbusinesses in digital transformation for 2021-2025. These activities focus onraising awareness, building databases, tools, documents and platforms to enhanceawareness for businesses and develop an ecosystem to assist businesses indigital transformation.

The department cited a survey conducted by the MPI that shows positive changes in enterprises' awareness of the need for digital transformation. Many enterprises have entered the stage of digitising data,standardising processes, applying digital technology and moving towards digitaltransformation on a broader scale.

However, these results are still modest as businesses,especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are still facing many challengesin the digital transformation process, insiders said.

A representative of Vietnam Posts andTelecommunications Group (VNPT) said that digital transformation is not an easyjourney and many difficulties will arise, requiring the unityand synergy of all enterprises. The group has accompanied ministries, localities,and associations to promote the digital transformation process of businessesthrough the oneSME platform, the representative went on. 

The MPI has set the goal that through the digitaltransformation support programme, by 2025 at least 100,000 businesses will benefit from the programme and 100 enterprises will receive assistance to become success models in digital transformation. 

Nguyen Thi LeQuyen, an EDD’s representative said that in 2024-2025, the programme will focus on in-depth training to improve digital transformationcapacity for businesses, particularly via training of heads of departments, managerial staff in enterprises, digital technology engineers and consulting experts.

According to PhungDinh Thong, Director of Thang Loi  Co.Ltd, integrating software and technology solutions into the company'smanagement activities is very necessary because it helps solve its currentproblems, especially in the context of an increasing number of orders. However, todeploy them effectively, the company needs in-depth support from experts, hesaid, adding that it will enable the company minimise costs and the use of resources while making the most of functions of software and technologysolutions./.

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