National public services website to be launched in late November
A national public service website will be launched in late November to improve the quality of public services from State agencies, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.
Officials of Ha Tinh public administration centre handle administrative procedures for people. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — A national public 🅷service website will belaunched in late November to improve the quality of public services from Stateagencies, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.
He made the statement at a recent teleconference with localities on the implementation of the website. Driving licence renewals, electricity payment andpaying tax online for enterprises will be among the first services provided onthe platform, the official said. The national public service website- dichvucong.gov.vn - will publicise information regardingadministrative procedures and provide public services. It will also ensuresinspection and assessment of individuals and enterprises as well asaccountability of State agencies. However, Dung expressed hisconcern over connections between ministries, localities and the website. He said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had assignedthe Government Office, ministries and agencies to accelerate the setting up ofthe national public service website.
The handling of administrative procedures inlocalities and ministries must be integrated on a national e-document exchangeplatform.
In the future, decrees on protecting personalinformat🔜ion, sharing, authentication and identification would be issued by theGovernment, he said.
According to Dung, the launch of thewebsite was the first step in a reform process to serve people and businesses. With people and businesses the centre of theseservices, the Government Office will work with agenciesto select and integrate essential public services into the website, he said. It is expected that such public services as paying taxonline for individuals and custom declarations will be provided by the websitein December. Other services including the collection of transportviolation fines, birth registration and granting of licences for businesshouseholds will be integrated into the website in the first quarter of nextyear.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh province have beenchosen to pilot the implementation of several public services on the website.
Five more public services will be integrated into thewebsite in Hanoi this month. They include the granting of medical andpharmaceutical practice certificates and practice certificates forpractitioners for medical examination and treatment and the issuance of maritalstatus certificat♍es or birth registration.
The connection between procedures for householdbusiness registration and tax registration will take place in Ho Chi Minh City in November while birth registration will be integrated in QuangNinh at the same time./.
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Officials of Ha Tinh public administration centre handle administrative procedures for people. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) 
