A lack of funding is a major problem in implementing the master plan on simplifying administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the population management database for 2013-2020, according to officials. The public administrative centre in the central province of Quang Binh, which opened last August, is equipped with modern technological applications aiming to simplify administrative procedures for citizens. The master plan, known as Programme 896, was approved by former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2015 as part of the development of e-government in Vietnam. The plan aims to increase the use of IT in administrative procedures, reduce paperwork and streamline processes related to population management. Under the plan, basic information on every citizen will be included in a national database on population using personal identification numbers by the end of 2020. At a meeting on January 26, the Programme Steering Committee reported that until now, 1,146 out of 1,934 administrative procedures related to population management have been simplified. Also, the Public Security Ministry granted personal identification numbers to more than eight million citizens in 16 cities and provinces. More than 900,000 newborns had their birth certificates registered and were issued citizen identification numbers since the Public Security Ministry and Justice Ministry launched the work early 2016. Ministries and agencies launched a pilot programme collecting citizens’ data in the northern cities of Hoa Binh and Phu Ly and a piloted residence management software programme in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue. Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong… [Read full story]
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the United Nations (UN) in Vietnam emphasized the importance of available, reliable and timely data to guide evidence-based policy formulation and implementation at a press conference on July 2 in Hanoi to commemorate the 2010 World Population Day. According to the results from the 2009 Census, TFR has remained below the replacement level Accurate data is essential for making good decisions, and information on population dynamics, including age, gender, ethnicity, fertility, mortality, gender ratio for births, as well as migration and urbanization trends, are crucial in advancing development, according to the Government and UN officials.…... [read more]
At the press conference organized on July 2 in Hanoi to commemorate the 2010 World Population Day (July 11), the Government and UN representatives said that good data is essential for making good policy decisions, and good information on population dynamics, including age and sex, structure, ethnicity, fertility, mortality, sex ratio at birth, as well as migration and urbanization trends, are crucial in advancing development well. During the conference, Ms Urmila Singh, Deputy Representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said that Governments need to able to gather information and track, analyze, disseminate and utilize population data in order to…... [read more]
HA NOI (VNS) — Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the National Database on Population Project, a key component in the Government's Proposal 896. The project aims to simplify administrative procedures, citizens' personal documents and the population database from 2013-2020. Speaking at the meeting, a representative from the project steering committee said the population database was behind schedule because the budget had run out. The project has been approved in principle by the Prime Minister, but its total budget has not yet been decided. On August 10, another Deputy Prime Minister,…... [read more]
With the introduction of AT&T's Mobile Share this morning, the two largest mobile operators in the US (the other one, of course, being Verizon) have officially embraced the idea of pooled data plans. The concept is simple: bundle talk, text and data together in the same family plan, instead of forcing each individual member to pay a separate fee if they want internet access. With the announcement of these plans, we were instantly curious to find out if these new options will save customers money on a monthly basis -- and which company offers the best value. Determined to get…... [read more]
AT&T is offering a bit of clarification on the rumors involving a standalone feature offering FaceTime over Cellular for an additional charge: the iOS6 feature (due out this fall) will actually be included at no extra cost, but only for those customers who opt for the Mobile Share plans. Anyone on the grandfathered unlimited data plans or traditional tiered offerings will only be able to rely on the good 'ol WiFi whenever they feel the urge to use Apple's video chat service. From the looks of it, it seems that AT&T is hoping to conserve the amount of network bandwidth…... [read more]
