Meta helps Mekong Delta agro-fishery firms in digital economy
Can Tho (VNA) – The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VCCI) and Facebook Group (now Meta) held a webinar on December 22 to discuss improving
competitiveness of agro-fishery firms in Can Tho’s digital economy.
The event was part of Boost with
Facebook programme to assist the Vietnamese firms in the digital economy,
attracting over 100 delegates from local authorities and agro-fishery firms in
Can Tho and the Mekong Delta.
Deputy Director of the VCCI’s Centre
for Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Tran Thi Thanh Tam said
agro-forestry sector plays its role as a protective net of the whole economy
amid the pandemic. However, it is facing new challenges such as climate change
and environment consequences, food safety and origin, limited natural
resources, increasing labour cost and low investment. Therefore, digital
transformation is expected to help firms promptly adapt to fluctuations and
easily meet customers’ demand.
Participants at the event raised
questions to speakers about the application of digital technology to restore
production and access customers, and sectoral development strategy in the near
future.
It is the fifth year the VCCI has cooperated with Meta to carry out the
programme in Vietnam./.