List of products for exploitation and use of information in the National Population Database in Vietnam

List of products for exploitation and use of information in the National Population Database in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What are the products for exploitation and use of information in the National Population Database?

According to Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular 08/2022/TT-BCA, products exploiting and using information in the National Database on Population are SMS messages, electronic documents, and paper documents of the agency managing the National Population Database to provide information in the National Population Database to agencies, organizations, and individuals.

2. List of products for exploitation and use of information in the National Population Database in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular 08/2022/TT-BCA, the list of products for exploitation and use of information in the National Population Database (calculated by the amount of information) includes:

- Verify citizen information by SMS, electronic documents, or paper documents (symbol SPDC01);

- SMS replying to the result of information requested for exploitation (symbol SPDC02);

- An electronic document replying to the results of exploitation information through the public service portal (symbol SPDC03);

- Electronic document in response to information mining results via software application (symbol SPDC04);

- Written response to the request for information (symbol SPDC05);

- Statistical results in electronic documents, paper documents (symbol SPDC06);

- Statistical and analytical results in electronic documents, paper documents (symbol SPDC07);

- Statistical, analytical, and forecasting results in electronic documents, paper documents (symbol SPDC08).

3. Exploitation of information in the National Population Database in Vietnam

3.1. Subjects eligible to exploit information in the National Population Database in Vietnam

Clause 2, Article 10 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014 stipulates that the exploitation of information in the national population database is provided as follows:

- Specialized database management agencies, state agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations may exploit information in the national population database within the ambit of their functions, tasks and powers;

- Citizens may exploit their personal information in the national population database;

- Organization and individuals not defined at Points a and b of this Clause that wish to exploit information in the national population database may do so after obtaining the consent of the national population database management agency in accordance with law.

3.2. Forms of exploitation of information in the National Population Database in Vietnam

- Specialized database management agencies, state agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations exploit information in the national population database to serve the state management according to the functions, tasks, and powers assigned through the connection and sharing of information as prescribed in Article 7 of Decree 137/2015/ND-CP on:

+ National population database, national public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security, electronic one-stop information system at ministerial and provincial levels; or

+ Exploiting written requests for information.

- Credit institutions, telecommunications and mobile service providers, e-identity digital signature certification service providers, notarial practice organizations, bailiffs, and other organizations assigned to perform public services shall exploit information in the national population database through:

+ National public service portal, Public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security; or

+ In writing requesting information supply or according to other exploitation methods guided by the Ministry of Public Security.

- Citizens exploit their information in the National Database of Population by:

+ A written request for information provision; or

+ Through the messaging service, the National Public Service Portal, and the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security.

- Other organizations and individuals are exploiting information in the National Population Database by writing requests for information.

(Clause 6, Article 1 of Decree 137/2015/ND-CP)

Thanh Rin

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