National Secretary 'Guppi'... 14 New Services Added

From now on, essential information for daily life such as mandatory vaccination dates and the expiration dates of health examination certificates (formerly health certificates) can be conveniently notified in advance through the national secretary 'Guppi'.

On the 13th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that 11 types of notification and announcement services and 3 types of consultation services have been added to the National Secretary service, providing a total of 112 services (67 notifications, 45 consultations).

The major newly added notification services include mandatory vaccination guidance, health examination certificate expiration notifications, and small business loss compensation notices. In addition, three consultation services have been added, covering frequently asked inquiries during traveler immigration such as baggage customs clearance, quarantine, and security screening, family service applications, use of regional family centers, and consultations related to industrial accidents and industrial accident insurance.

Meanwhile, collaboration with private services has also been expanded. Following the addition of five apps including KakaoBank earlier this year, from the 21st, the i-ONE Bank app of Industrial Bank of Korea will also provide National Secretary notifications, making the service available through a total of 18 apps.

The National Secretary service is a representative administrative service that conveniently provides essential administrative information on health, transportation, taxes, etc., linked with private mobile apps. As of last November, the number of subscribers surpassed 16.16 million.

Shin Yong-sik, Director of the Public Service Bureau, stated, “Through this expansion of the National Secretary service, it is expected that convenience will be further enhanced as citizens can conveniently receive more administrative information needed in daily life.” He added, “We will continue to actively promote cooperation with related institutions and the private sector to provide notifications that citizens want in a timely manner.”

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