1. E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy Mr Tran Thanh Hai E-commerce Department Ministry of Trade Viet Nam

2. 2 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn E-commerce in APEC  APEC is a booming area for e-commerce  1998: Blueprint for Action in E-commerce  February 1999: ECSG was established  Works on paperless trading, trade facilitation, data privacy, consumer protection, cyber-security  Now focus on paperless trading, data privacy

3. 3 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn Viet Nam and APEC  Viet Nam joined APEC in 1997  2006 host of APEC activities  The APEC Summit will be in November 2006  Chair of Paperless Trade subgroup in ECSG  Expect to learn about e-commerce from other APEC economies:  Policies  Methodology  Technology

4. 4 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn E-commerce in Viet Nam  E-commerce has completed the phase of forming and acceptance  Since 2006, e-commerce comes into the phase of rapid development 1.Policy and legal framework was established 2.Support activities for e-commerce have been formed 3.E-commerce training activities was first performed in regular university curriculum 4.Some new e-commerce modes appeared and have been rapidly developed 5.E-commerce forms have developed in an unbalanced structure 6.E-commerce infrastructure has not been adequate

5. 5 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn E-commerce in Viet Nam 1.Policy and legal framework for e-commerce was established  The Master Plan for E-commerce Development in the 2006-2010 period  Electronic Transaction Law  Commercial Law, Civil Law, Customs Law 2.Support activities for e-commerce have been established  Electronic Customs  National e-commerce portal (www.ecvn.gov.vn)  Bidding (website for online bidding)  E-commerce website ranking program  Establishment of supporting organizations for ICT  International cooperation

6. 6 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn E-commerce in Viet Nam 3.E-commerce training activities was first performed in regular university curriculum  Professional teacher for e-commerce  Various methods of training activities 4.Some new e-commerce modes appeared and have been rapidly developed  Mobile business, online entertainment  Increasing number of providers with diversified service forms  High turnover and potential development

7. 7 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn E-commerce in Viet Nam 5.E-commerce forms have developed in an unbalanced structure  Transactions are mainly B2C 6.E-commerce infrastructure has not been adequate 7.Other issues  Statistics of e-commerce  Online commercial fraud, cybercrime  Virtual property (online games, email account, URL, ect.)  Online advertisement, spams  Recognition of foreign CAs

8. 8 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn For future agenda  Harmonization of e-commerce legal documents among APEC economies  Should APEC need agreements to bind its economies?  Relationship to other organizations  UN/CEFACT, WTO, ASEM, ASEAN, Mercosur, etc.  Technical issues  Information and network security  Online consumer protection  Cross-region EDI  E-payment, certification of e-signature

9. 9 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn Conclusion  E-commerce should play vital role in accelerating growth in area  APEC economies should strengthen cooperation in e-commerce  Attention to be given to developing economies

10. 10 E-commerce from perspective of a developing economy www.mot.gov.vn / www.ecvn.gov.vn Thank you!