Biometric technologies and VNeID platform considered to be applied in airports, seaports and border gates
PSNews - The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) held a working session with the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance and other relevant agencies to reach consensus on approaches to apply biometric technologies and the VNeID platform at airports, seaports and border gates nationwide, on the afternoon of March 31, in Hanoi.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Permanent Deputy Head of the Working Group on Implementing the Project to Apply Population, Identification and Electronic Authentication Data to National Digital Transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision toward 2030 launched by the Government (Project 06), chaired the working session.
The working session was attended by Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Viet Hung.
According to reports at the meeting, from February to May 2023, relevant agencies and units piloted biometric and e-ID authentication at security checkpoints of Cat Bi and Noi Bai international airports. Later, from September to October 2023, biometric and e-ID authentication was piloted in the entire procedures of check-in, security check and boarding at Phu Bai and Cat Bi international airports.
The pilots showed that biometric and e-ID authentication helped optimize passenger check-in and boarding procedures while ensuring the protection of their personal information as it was only used for aviation purposes similar to those applied at international airports worldwide, strictly complying with the provisions of Government’s Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection.
At the working session, delegates together proposed several approaches to effectively apply biometric technologies and the VNeID platform at airports, seaports, and border gates nationwide.
Concluding the working session, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long suggested that the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) coordinate closely with the Police Department of Social Order Administrative Management and the Immigration Department under MPS to thoroughly review the legal framework on data collection, storage and processing, ensuring that the new procedures fully accord with current legal regulations.
The Deputy Minister also requested the Police Department of Social Order Administrative Management and the Immigration Department to closely coordinate with ACV and aviation enterprises to thoroughly review security and safety systems to ensure absolute security and safety while biometric technologies and the VNeID platform are officially applied at airports nationwide.
Finally, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long suggested that airlines should take responsibility for data connectivity with ACV and relevant agencies to ensure seamless data integration.
