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.
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 managethe basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use byearly 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifyingadministrative procedures.
In early November, the ministry will hold a conference on implementing thedatabase project, which was approved by then Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in2015.
The project will serve as the foundation of the national scheme to simplify administrativeprocedures, keep track of citizenship documents and store information relatedto population management.
The basic information of more than 90 million Vietnamese citizens will be putinto the information technology systems based in Hanoi and HCM City.
Provinces and cities will be equipped with technical equipment and a high speedtransmission line to ensure connectivity with the national database, theministry said.
This year, the ministry will begin to collect information from over 90 millionpeople and organise software application training courses for localities,colonel Tran Hong Phu, deputy director of Police Department on residencemanagement and national data on population (C72), told the ThanhNien (Young People) newspaper.
The national database will be shared with ministries and sectors to serve theState management, Colonel Phu said.
Accordingly, people will only need to provide three basic pieces ofinformation, including full name, identification number and residence. This issignificantly simpler than the current system, which often requires many typesof papers such as household registration books or birth certificates tocomplete administrative tasks.
Phu noted that state management agencies must be synchronised to ensureadministrative procedures are completed effectively and quickly, even after thenew database is established.
In early July, the Government issued a series of resolutions approving thesimplification of administrative procedures of many ministries and agencies.
Referring to the Ministry of Health’s proposal to remove the current system ofhousehold registration books, Phu said: "In my opinion, the currenthousehold registration book is still needed for management work, but the bookitself will be worthless if the national database will be officiallyimplemented. At that time, the authorities can make proposals to the NationalAssembly and the Government can make appropriate legal changes.”-VNA
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A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019 (Photo: VNA) 
