Bach Dang Commune

country Viet Nam

Total population

7421

Literacy rate

Smart phone use frequency

Majority of Residents

3. Majority of residents

Smart phone primary users

Mobile broadband coverage

Strong

4. Strong

Mobile internet use frequency

Majority

3. Majority

Mobile internet primary users

Main purpose(s) of internet use by village residents (at least once a month)

Main purposes of internet use by village residents are to communicate, exchange information, participate in social networks, update the latest news, announcements and policies from local authorities, shop and make payments online, and use online public services.

Main social medial tools (or platforms) used by village residents

Social media platforms use for marketing, commercial, data exchange or other services or types of activities (what, by whom and frequency)

Main livelihood occupations (crop types, fish, livestock, agrifood, etc.) practiced by village residents

Main farming activities

Agriculture

Main agri food activities

Other livelihood activities (outside farming)

Tourism

Digital solutions available (or used) in Village (or by local residents)

Postmart.vn

Featured Digital Solution

Name

Postmart.vn

Name of Lead Developer/supplier (and partners)

Vietnam Post Corporation

Lead developer category

Government agency

State-owned corporation

Delivery type

Digital platform

Primary users

Farmers

Traders

SMEs

Villagers

Number of users/subscribers (at village/local area level)

Development stage category and description

Commercial stage (widespread use nationally)

Commercial stage (widespread use nationally)

Digital category

Digital Agrifood Services

Indicate if the highlighted "top digital solution" is linked to (or part of) government, private, or multi-partner initiative, project or programme

Government initiative

Main issues, needs, or priorities faced (or expressed) by villagers in accessing, and/or using digital solutions, services, or innovations (examples: reliability/strength/slow internet connection; access through local language; lack of adatpation to needs; urgently needed services not available, accessible, affordable, etc....)

Other relevant information, data, statistics, links, application history etc.

Postmart.vn, an e-commerce trading platform founded by Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPost) in 2019, is used by local farmers/ businesses and villagers to sell and buy a variety of agricultural products online. The digital innovation is in the commercial stage, with over 7.5 million farmer households nationwide registered on Postmart.vn in 2022. Until now, more than 80% of local people have used the platform, some use it to sell their own products, while others use it to buy products.

On-line resource links

Main DV webpage

Link to Digital solutions

Link to Digital initiatives