According to the provincial Police, as many as 162,448 chip-mounted ID cards have already been delivered to residents in Quang Ninh.
Currently, Vietnamese citizens are using either nine-digit ID cards, 12-digit ID cards or the ID cards with 2D barcode. The latest kind of ID was introduced in 2016 but until now, only available in 16 cities and provinces nationwide.
The Ministry of Public Security are currently eyeing to issue 5 million such smart cards nationwide by July 1 with a view to bringing this project in line with the national database population scheme. The national population database system is one of five databases that help form e-Government, while also serving as a basis to develop the digital economy and society and creating a premise for building other digital databases.
To meet such deadlines, police officers across the country must receive and process some 300,000 records every day. So far, the real number only reaches 200.000 records per day.
From March 1 to May 20, Quang Ninh Police received 977.632 out of 982.606 applications, or 99.49% of the total quantity assigned by the Ministry of Public Security. 12 out of 13 localities have met and exceeded the targets assigned by the Provincial Police.
667,033 out of 97,632 records (or 68.22%) have been completed by the Provincial Police and transferred to the Social Security Administration Police Department (under the Ministry of Public Security). 162,448 chip-based cards have been issued for citizens in the province.
