This plan is a part of an overall scheme to simplify the government’s administrative procedures, personal papers and database related to population management during the 2013-2020 period, recently approved by the PM.
The project is expected to help Vietnamese administrative agencies access, use and process administration work for citizens in a more efficient way, as well as to help the government save up to VND198 billion (US$99 million) in filling information in personal papers.
During the media briefing held on June 13 in Hanoi, the representative of the MOJ said the project aimed to transform the organisation and operation of the population management in the country in accordance with the context of industrialisation, modernisation and international practice.
The project will help accelerate the use of IT in administrative procedures, reducing paperwork for the citizens, and contribute to more effective and efficient management in all elements, as well as to enhance the development of e-Government in Vietnam.
To start with, during 2013 and 2014, the project will focus on completing legal basis to support the setup of national population database, issuing, managing and using personal ID numbers, and systematising administrative procedures and personal papers.
By the end of 2015, the government target to finish the technical infrastructure and national database. Personal information is then expected to be issued in 2016.
Between 2015 and 2020, electronic personal ID cards will be distributed to reduce the use of paper for the areas related to birth, marriage, and death records, residence and other related fields.
By 2020, basic information of all citizens is expected to be fully updated into the national databases to simplify administrative procedures and replace the use of paper for medical insurance cards, social insurance cards, personal tax codes and other related documents.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Thanya Kunakornpaiboonsiri
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 18.06.2013

