Hanoi (VNA) – The national archive centre onpopulation debuted during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Public Security onAugust 17.
Lt. Col. To AnhDung, deputy head of the PoliceDepartment on Administrative Management of Social Order, was appointedas the director of the centre.
The centre is the largest-everinformation technology project in Vietnam so far.
Accordingly, every citizen willreceive a personal identification number at birth. When old enough, one will begranted with a 12-digit identification card which will be used for all types of administrativeprocedures.
Deputy Minister of Public SecurityMaj. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc said the national population database is expected toimprove the efficiency of State management, serve socio-economic development,ensure national defence-security and social welfares.
It also lays a ground for the system of nationaldatabases and helps step up online public services in ministries, agencies andlocalities, towards building an e-government in the country, he said./.
