HCMC ward implements fingerprinting system

A resident in Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC
has her fingerprints recorded by the ward's personal
information management system

In an effort to facilitate administrative interaction between citizens and local authorities, the Ben Thanh Ward People’s Committee, in District 1, has put into operation a personal information management system based on fingerprints.

Accordingly, everybody who makes their first visit to the committee to carry out administrative procedures will have their essential personal information, including full name, age, gender, address, ID number, and fingerprint pattern recorded in the system.

When they return, they will simply press their forefingers against a device and all their stored information will be displayed on a computer screen that is connected to the device.

They will then be instructed to complete other tasks, for example, filling out forms required for their cases according to prevailing regulations.

The committee said the system frees citizens from bringing any papers with them when they come to deal with the authorities.

The system will first be applied for three fields, namely judicial and civil status work, land and house issues, and certification and notarization, before it will be implemented for other fields, the committee said.
The committee said it has recorded the personal information of about 16,000 out of the ward’s 18,000 residents over the age of 18, and is continuing to do the same for the remaining 2,000, and then for people under 18.

The information stored in the system will be updated based on residents’ declarations about changes to their personal information.

The new administrative management system will help shorten the time it takes to carry out administrative work and cut costs, the committee said.

Source Tuoitrenews.vn

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