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Ho Chi Minh City cuts paper records, embraces digital data for services
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Ho Chi Minh City cuts paper records, embraces digital data for services

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ho Chi Minh City is replacing paper documents with digital data for administrative procedures, allowing citizens to use digital IDs and access previously submitted results.
  • This digital shift aims to reduce administrative costs and speed up processing times by verifying identities digitally and reusing data.
  • The city is investing in IT infrastructure and training public officials to ensure the smooth implementation of these digital services.

Ho Chi Minh City is streamlining administrative procedures by eliminating the need for paper documents, replacing them with digital data and verification. Citizens can now use their digital identification, such as the VNeID app or their national ID number, to have their identities verified against the national population database. This eliminates the need for physical copies of documents like ID cards and household registrations.

TP.HCM không yêu cầu người dân nộp thành phần hồ sơ là CCCD, hộ khẩu. Người dân chỉ cần xuất trình CCCD, thông tin trên ứng dụng VNeID hoặc cung cấp số CCCD, cán bộ tiếp nhận hồ sơ sẽ "xác thực danh tính số" với Cơ sở dữ liệu quốc gia về dân cư.

— Nguyễn Trần Phú ThịnhExplaining how Ho Chi Minh City is replacing paper documents with digital data for administrative procedures.

This digital transformation is expected to significantly cut down on administrative costs and processing times. By enabling "digital identity verification" and allowing citizens to reuse previously submitted administrative results through the National Public Service Portal, the city aims to make interactions with government agencies faster and more accurate. The principle is to ensure data is "correct, sufficient, clean, and alive" for maximum utility.

Việc "xác thực danh tính số" cũng giúp cắt giảm quá trình thẩm tra, xác minh, tạo điều kiện cắt giảm thời gian giải quyết hồ sơ hành chính, người dân nhận được kết quả mong muốn nhanh hơn, chính xác hơn.

— Nguyễn Trần Phú ThịnhDescribing the benefits of digital identity verification in speeding up administrative processes.

To support this transition, the city is investing in IT infrastructure for its public service centers and providing digital skills training to its officials. A plan called "Digital Popular Education" is underway to equip civil servants with the knowledge to use national and city-level digital platforms. This includes training on artificial intelligence in public administration, public service operations, network security, and digital skills.

Nguyên tắc thực hiện Chiến lược dữ liệu quốc gia là "dữ liệu phải được làm dày" đảm bảo chất lượng dữ liệu theo phương châm "đúng, đủ, sạch, sống" nên việc lưu trữ kết quả giải quyết thủ tục hành chính là yêu cầu mặc định.

— Nguyễn Trần Phú ThịnhStating the principle behind the national data strategy for ensuring data quality.
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Originally published by Thanh Niên in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.