The Ministry of Commerce encourages the initiation of e-commerce regional platforms

Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Yaoping recently encouraged the start-up of regional e-commerce platforms in some provinces and cities when attending the "E-commerce Growth Forum for Foreign Trade and the Launching Ceremony of Some Regional and Regional E-commerce Platforms" sponsored by the Ministry of Information Technology. .

Years ago, the research group of the Ministry of Commerce organized a research team in Sichuan and made many constructive suggestions for the development of e-commerce in Chengdu. According to a survey by the Ministry of Commerce, in 2008, China’s total e-commerce transactions amounted to 3.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 43% over 2007. In the current economic situation, the survival status of small and medium-sized enterprises using e-commerce is much better than that of traditional enterprises. Relevant statistics show that in the financial crisis, the proportion of enterprises that did not use e-commerce was 84.2%, while the proportion of enterprises using e-commerce was 16.8%.

It is reported that at present, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian and other coastal areas have successively and third-party platforms. Jiang Yaoping pointed out that the regional e-commerce platform adopts a model of “government support, resource sharing, professional services, and corporate benefits” to provide specialized trade full-process services for enterprises in the region, which not only reduces the cost of trade, but also broadens the trade channels. Avoid repeated investment in local information construction; use third-party platforms to provide targeted trade services for companies in all regions by syndicating resources from each other, which is an effective way to help local companies improve their international competitiveness, expand exports, and promote regional economic development. one.

Jiang Yaoping pointed out that in the “special” economic period of the global financial crisis, achieving steady growth in foreign trade is one of the major issues that governments and commerce authorities at all levels have to solve. In fact, relevant national departments and governments at all levels have launched a comprehensive plan to save SMEs. In addition to direct funding subsidies, unlike in the past, China has also faced a fundamental change in the mode of economic growth. Local governments have begun to pay more attention to the promotion of SMEs. Use technology to change your destiny.

“E-commerce has developed rapidly in recent years. The deep integration of e-commerce and traditional industries is changing the organizational form of enterprise production and operation. It has become an important means for enterprises to strengthen resource integration and broaden the domestic and foreign markets.” Jiang Yaoping said that the Ministry of Commerce will We will intensify efforts to promote e-commerce applications and model innovation, and use information to stimulate trade growth, promote domestic consumption, help foreign trade grow, and serve the overall economic development of the country.