Vietnam, Singapore Work to Cooperation Further in Digital Transformation

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) led by Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc began a working visit to Singapore on February 1, VNA reported Thursday.

During the trip, the delegation worked with the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).

Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc meets Singaporean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean. Photo: bocongan.gov.vn

Ngoc also paid a courtesy call to Singaporean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean, during which both sides underscored the robust and comprehensive development of the bilateral strategic partnership over the past years. Building upon this foundation, the two countries will continue to deepen their cooperation this year, thereby laying the groundwork to elevate the bilateral relations in the time ahead.

He told the Singaporean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, the results of cooperation between the MoPS and Singaporean law enforcement agencies in recent times based on the results of the talks between Minister To Lam and Teo when he visited Vietnam in November 2023.

On this occasion, Ngoc asked Teo to pay attention and direct Singapore authorities to coordinate with the Vietnamese MoPS to research and unify the connection of population databases between the two countries and complete the legal framework to recognize the electronic identification system between the two countries through connecting the two applications SingPass of Singapore and VNeID of Vietnam to serve the basic needs of the people of the two countries.

Teo, for his part, expressed his delight at the growing collaboration between Singaporean law enforcement agencies and the MoPS over the past years.

The delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security paid a courtesy call to the Singaporean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean. Photo: bocongan.gov.vn

He also took note of cooperation proposals from the Vietnamese side and expressed his hope for continued collaboration in key areas such as security, digital economy, and human resources training.

On the morning of the same day, the Vietnamese delegation attended the annual dialogue between the MoPS and Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), SNDGO, and GovTech led by Deputy Secretary Sim Fengji.

The discussion focused on advancing the negotiations on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the MoPS and MCI. Notably, they deliberated the connecting of population databases through the integration of VNeID and SingPass.

At the annual dialogue between MoPS, MCI, SNDGO and GovTech. Photo: bocongan.gov.vn

They also agreed on the legal aspects of data sharing between the two countries for cooperation in fields such as health care, education, tourism, crime prevention and control, and sharing of training experiences to support the establishment of a national big data center, particularly in legal, technological and human resources aspects.

Following the dialogue, the Vietnamese delegation attended an exhibition on programming technology solutions for better public services for people - an annual event showcasing public service applications to the public.

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