Ministry of the Interior and Safety Selects 13 Local Governments for Financial Support of 'Non-face-to-face Qualification Verification and Personal Information Transmission' Service

Expansion of Non-Face-to-Face Simple Eligibility Verification by Local Governments

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The ‘Non-face-to-face Qualification Verification Service,’ which allows users to transmit personal information or verify qualifications remotely without having to obtain and submit various required documents individually, will be expanded.

On the 10th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the selection of 13 local governments for the ‘Non-face-to-face Qualification Verification Service Financial Support Project’ on the 11th and stated that a total of 1 billion KRW in special grants will be provided.

This project was conducted through a local government contest from April 19 to 30 and selected local governments in two categories: ‘Non-face-to-face Qualification Verification Service’ and ‘Non-face-to-face Personal Information Transmission Service.’ The selected areas include Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, Jung-gu in Ulsan, Geumcheon-gu in Seoul, Songpa-gu in Seoul, and Suwon in Gyeonggi Province.

First, the ‘Non-face-to-face Qualification Verification Service’ is a service that, instead of submitting various certificates when using public facilities such as parking lots and sports facilities operated by local governments, immediately informs users online whether they qualify for usage fee discounts. Through this contest, a total of nine local governments were selected. Since financial support began in 2019, the service has been expanded to various public facilities such as sports and cultural facilities and museums, and as of the end of last year, it has been utilized by over 200 institutions nationwide.

In particular, the ‘Non-face-to-face Personal Information Transmission Service’ selected through this project is a service that allows citizens to apply for civil petitions without separately submitting various required documents. By selecting and transmitting the desired ‘Public MyData Set,’ each civil petition processing agency can receive the corresponding ‘Data Set’ and process the petition remotely.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to provide focused support to ensure the early establishment of the newly promoted ‘Non-face-to-face Personal Information Transmission Service’ and will cooperate with the selected local governments to improve the quality of the service.

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said, “Providing innovative public services that befit the status of a digital government has become a more important concern than ever,” and added, “Going forward, we will actively discover citizen-centered services that simplify the public service usage environment, such as providing non-face-to-face services through various information sharing based on citizens’ consent.”

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