Building a national comprehensive database

(Dan Tri) - Data in the national database is a shared resource for agencies, organizations and individuals to exploit and use.

On the afternoon of November 30, with 451/458 delegates present in favor, the National Assembly passed the Data Law. The law takes effect from July 1, 2025, which stipulates the establishment of a national comprehensive database.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security Le Tan Toi said that data in the national database is a shared resource for agencies, organizations and individuals to exploit and use.

National Assembly deputies voted to pass the Data Law on the afternoon of November 30 (Photo: Quochoi.vn).

Building and developing a national comprehensive database as the main data pillar, creating a foundation for developing digital government, promoting digital economy and forming digital society.

Information stored in the national database is shared for common exploitation by ministries, branches and localities. Data management agencies do not have to set up additional connection and sharing channels for information that has been updated, synchronized and stored in the national database.

In addition, the Data Law also regulates the transfer and processing of cross-border data. Agencies, organizations and individuals are free to transfer data from abroad to Vietnam, process foreign data in Vietnam, and have their legitimate rights and interests protected by the State in accordance with the provisions of law.

Transfer of core and important data includes transferring data stored in Vietnam to data storage systems located outside of Vietnam.

Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals transfer data to foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam. Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals use processing platforms outside of Vietnam to process data.

The transfer and processing of data as prescribed above must ensure national defense, security, protection of national interests, public interests, rights and legitimate interests of data subjects and data owners in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law and international treaties to which Vietnam is a member. The Government is assigned to specify this in detail.

In addition, the Data Law has many regulations on data management, processing and use; data products and services; State management of data, and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals related to data activities.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-manh-so/xay-dung-co-so-du-lieu-tong-hop-quoc-gia-20241130164125419.htm