From 2016, all Vietnamese citizens will be given an identification (ID) number to identify themselves to Government agencies in any administrative transaction.
The number will provide basic personal records, about 20-25 categories of information including birth, marriage, divorce and residence.
This is part of a project to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and databases related to population management during 2013-2020. It was approved by the Prime Minister on June 8.
According to the Justice Ministry, the granting of ID numbers will simplify at least 1,300 administration procedures which require citizens to fill out application forms, declarations or submit personal documents and notarised copies, thus helping to save about US$76.8 million each year.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Le Hong Son said that from now to 2015, a digital national citizens’ database will be set up, combining basic information about members of the public.
The project is expected to create fundamental innovation and breakthrough in the country’s administrative reform and saving money for society, for examples, expense for conducting census and operating duplicate information in different agencies, he said.
Son said the simplification of administrative procedures is part of Vietnam’s administrative reforms which were launched in 2011. So far, more than 5,700 administrative procedures have been simplified.
On average, 600,000 administrative transactions are done daily.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
