Nationwide Distribution of 'QR Codes' for Smartphone Electronic Certificate Issuance and Submission... Increased User Convenience

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Distributes to 17 Cities and Provinces, 226 Counties and Districts, and Public Institutions

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The use of mobile electronic certificates, which allow certificates to be issued and submitted via smartphones instead of paper civil complaint certificates, is becoming more convenient.

On the 29th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will produce information patterns (QR codes) for issuing and submitting electronic certificates and distribute them to 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, 226 city and county districts, public institutions, and commercial banks to enable citizens to use mobile electronic certificates more conveniently.

Mobile electronic certificates are services that allow various certificates such as resident registration certificates, extracts, and vaccination certificates to be issued via smartphones. They are used in tasks closely related to citizens' daily lives, such as employment, financial and telecommunications product subscriptions, and support for small business owners, replacing paper certificates.

To use the electronic certificate information pattern (QR), one can scan the QR code sticker placed at the civil service window of city or county offices or commercial banks to issue the required certificate on a smartphone or submit the certificate issued on the smartphone to the relevant institution.

Meanwhile, the number of mobile apps that can apply for electronic certificate issuance has increased from 18, including Naver app, KakaoTalk, and Toss app, with the addition of the ‘KB Kookmin Bank Star Banking app’ and the ‘Gwangju Bank Personal Banking app,’ bringing the total to 20, which is expected to further enhance accessibility to mobile electronic certificate use.

Hwang Gyu-cheol, Director of Public AI Policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, “We expect the use of electronic certificates to expand further through mobile electronic certificate information patterns (QR codes), making citizens' lives more convenient,” adding, “We will continue to strive to realize a digital platform government where citizens can easily use government services anytime and anywhere in real time.”

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