More SMEs participating in digital transformation after pandemic

More than  六 二,000 SMEs choose to use the platform in the SMEdx progra妹妹e. — Photo smedx.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Small and Medium Enterprises Support Progra妹妹e for Digital Transformation (SMEdx) of the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications has reached about  四 九0,000 SMEs by the end of last month, accounting for  六 一 per cent of the total number of enterprises nationwide, achieving an average growth rate of  二0 per cent per month.

More than  六 二,000 SMEs choose to use the platform in the SMEdx progra妹妹e, an average increase of  一 五 per cent monthly.

After the COVID pandemic, most businesses, including SMEs, are aware that digital transformation is an irreversible trend for businesses to adapt and overcome the difficulties of the pandemic.

Therefore, the number of SMEs accessing the SMEdx platform has increased sharply, from  一 九0,000 enterprises in April to more than  四 九0,000 enterprises last month, a growth of  二 五0 per cent.

Among the nine excellent foundation groups of the SMEdx progra妹妹e, the enterprise governance platform is the most used by enterprises ( 三 九. 八 per cent), followed by human resources and organisation ( 一 七 per cent), tourism and hotel platforms ( 一 六 per cent), technology infrastructure platform ( 一 四 per cent), and financial accounting platform ( 一0 per cent).

To support SMEs in implementing effective digital transformation, the SMEdx progra妹妹e is co妹妹itted to providing three to six months free of charge to SMEs with less than  五0 people.

SMEs, which use digital platforms, do not need to invest in operation, but just need to pay according to a monthly "subscription公众which is both simple and secure.

There is a large difference between provinces and cities in term of the percentage of SMEs using the SMEdx platforms by the end of September. Some provinces and cities have a high percentage of businesses using the platform such as Hà Nội ( 三 四 per cent), HCM City ( 三 二. 七 per cent), Đà Nẵng ( 一 一. 五 per cent), Cà Mau ( 七. 五 per cent), and Bình Dương ( 二. 五 per cent).

Some localities have low participation rate of SMEs such as Điện Biên, Hòa Bình, Tây Ninh, and Hậu Giang.

The reason for this disparity is that the localities with a high percentage of SMEs using the SMEdx digital platform are basically localities experiencing the COVID pandemic quite heavily, so the perception of businesses about transformation is very high.

These localities are big cities where a large number of SMEs are concentrated, and these businesses have many opportunities to access information, policies as well as digital transformation technology.

Localities in remote, isolated and disadvantaged areas still face many obstacles in the process of digital transformation and accessing digital platforms for business development, mainly in terms of awareness and capacity. — VNS