Vietnam Social Security boosts comprehensive digital transformation
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up the application of information technology, and carry out digital transformation in a comprehensive manner so as to better serve businesses and people, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam Social Security launches VssID app (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up theapplication of information technology, and carry out digital transformation ina comprehensive manner so as to better serve businesses and people, especiallyamid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The sector isstriving to complete criteria and plans related to digital transformation whenimplementing the Prime Minister’s Decision No.749 on approving the NationalDigital Transformation Programme until 2025 with a vision to 2030.
Attention will bepaid to intensifying e-payment, with the target of 50 percent of salary, socialinsurance allowance and funeral cost receivers in urban areas using non-cashpayment.
The VSS will alsocontinue expanding e-payment in connection with commercial banks, and working withcommunication units to step up communication works to improve the businessenvironment and national competitiveness.
The priority will begiven to supporting people and enterprises in recovering business andproduction.
VSS General DirectorNguyen The Manh stressed that Vietnam’s social insurance sector has gained remarkable achievements, making important contributions to the implementationof social progress and equity, ensuring socio-political stability and people’slives, and promoting sustainable development in the country.
In 2020, the sectorbasically fulfilled assigned targets, tasks and plans set for the year,especially measures to support agencies, businesses, and people in respondingto the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.
Social insurancecoverage was expanded, with more than 16.1 million participants, reaching 32.6percent of working-age people. The number of voluntary social insuranceparticipants was nearly 1.1 million, an increase of 494,000 this year.
The country hasnearly 13.3 million people covered by unemployment insurance. Health insurancecoverage continued to record impressive growth, with about 88 millionparticipants, accounting for 90.85 percent of the population and exceeding by0.15 percent the target set in Government Resolution No 01 and up 25.6 percentcompared to 2015.
The VSS processed over 133,300 dossiers for monthly pension and socialinsurance benefits this year, bringing the total number of monthly pensionersand social insurance beneficiaries to about 3.2 million./.
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Vietnam Social Security launches VssID app (Photo: VNA) 
