A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A database to store, standardise and manage
the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by
early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying
administrative procedures.
In early November, the ministry will hold a conference on implementing the
database project, which was approved by then Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in
2015.
The project will serve as the foundation of the national scheme to simplify administrative
procedures, keep track of citizenship documents and store information related
to population management.
The basic information of more than 90 million Vietnamese citizens will be put
into the information technology systems based in Hanoi and HCM City.
Provinces and cities will be equipped with technical equipment and a high speed
transmission line to ensure connectivity with the national database, the
ministry said.
This year, the ministry will begin to collect information from over 90 million
people and organise software application training courses for localities,
colonel Tran Hong Phu, deputy director of Police Department on residence
management and national data on population (C72), told the Thanh
Nien (Young People) newspaper.
The national database will be shared with ministries and sectors to serve the
State management, Colonel Phu said.
Accordingly, people will only need to provide three basic pieces of
information, including full name, identification number and residence. This is
significantly simpler than the current system, which often requires many types
of papers such as household registration books or birth certificates to
complete administrative tasks.
Phu noted that state management agencies must be synchronised to ensure
administrative procedures are completed effectively and quickly, even after the
new database is established.
In early July, the Government issued a series of resolutions approving the
simplification of administrative procedures of many ministries and agencies.
Referring to the Ministry of Health’s proposal to remove the current system of
household registration books, Phu said: “In my opinion, the current
household registration book is still needed for management work, but the book
itself will be worthless if the national database will be officially
implemented. At that time, the authorities can make proposals to the National
Assembly and the Government can make appropriate legal changes.”-VNA