PM believes in public, business support for national digital transformation
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that the public and business community will actively support the building of national database on population and management of citizen ID cards, contributing to promoting national digital transformation and socio-economic management in the next period.
PM Pham Minh Chinh presents flowers to the working group in charge of the project (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasexpressed his belief that the public and business community will activelysupport the building of national database on population and management ofcitizen ID cards, contributing to promoting national digital transformation andsocio-economic management in the next period.
Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee on DigitalTransformation, made the statement while chairing a nationwide teleconferenceon January 18 on the implementation of a project on developing a population, IDand electronic identification management app in service of national digitaltransformation for the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030.
Earlier, the project was approved by the PM under DecisionNo.06/QD-TTg signed on January 6, which also outlines 52 tasks for the effort.
A working group for the project led by Minister of PublicSecurity To Lam also debuted at the event.
PM Chinh lauded the Ministry of Public Security for completing theID digitalisation for 98 million citizens, printing and sending over 50 millionchip-based ID cards to residents. It also successfully piloted the connection withdatabases of several ministries, agencies, cities and provinces nationwide toensure social safety and order.
He asked ministries, agencies and localities to promptly buildtheir own plans and roadmaps to carry out the project with key tasks such asstepping up online public services, especially 25 key services for residentsand businesses.
They were required to connect databases on nationwide householdrecords, social security, vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 testing, and insurance withthe national database on population.
The leader also suggested linking the national database onpopulation with those on businesses, taxation, customs, banking,driving licence, health care and education.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision approving a project on developing the application of population database, e-identification and e-authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh presents flowers to the working group in charge of the project (Photo: VNA) 
