Government connects 163 agencies to GDX to reduce document copies

Prachachat•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai government is mandating 163 agencies to integrate with the Government Data Exchange (GDX) to eliminate the requirement for 58 types of citizen document copies.

•163 government agencies must connect to GDX to share data instead of requesting copies of 58 document types from citizens.
•The integration process is divided into two phases to be completed within one year from the Cabinet resolution date.
•The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) will monitor compliance with a 15-day correction window for non-compliant agencies.

Overview

•The government ordered 163 agencies to connect to the Government Data Exchange (GDX) to use inter-agency data instead of requesting 58 types of document copies from citizens.
•Covered documents include identity cards, house registrations, marriage and divorce registrations, birth certificates, death certificates, land and building ownership documents, legal entity certificates, and driver's licenses.
•Agencies must connect data for 31 ready-to-use documents within 6 months to 1 year, while the remaining 27 documents must be connected within 1 year.
•The Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization) and the Ministry of Interior's Department of Provincial Administration will connect GDX with the Linkage Center for single-channel access to civil registration data.
•163 agencies must survey readiness, review relevant laws and regulations, and ensure staff use digital systems to verify data at service points.
•The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) will coordinate corrections within 15 days if agencies continue to request connectable documents.
•Non-compliance may affect the performance evaluation of the head of the government agency or lead to disciplinary action for violating laws or Cabinet resolutions without reasonable cause.
•Lalida Periswiwattana stated that connecting data will reduce time, costs, and administrative steps while making government services more convenient and digital.

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Key Quotes

Lalida Periswiwattana

"The goal is that people should not have to carry copies of documents that the state already has information on to submit to the state again."

เป้าหมายคือประชาชนไม่ควรต้องถือสำเนาเอกสารที่รัฐมีข้อมูลอยู่แล้วไปยื่นให้รัฐอีก

Key Entities

Person

Lalida Periswiwattana(ลลิดา เพริศวิวัฒนา)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Policy

Government Data Exchange (GDX)(ศูนย์แลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลกลางภาครัฐ)

A central government data exchange center used to verify and share information between agencies to replace citizen document copies.

Linkage Center

A system that allows government agencies to access civil registration data through a single channel.

Organization

Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization)(สำนักงานพัฒนารัฐบาลดิจิทัล (องค์การมหาชน))

An agency tasked with connecting GDX with the Linkage Center.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

A ministry responsible for connecting GDX with the Linkage Center through the Department of Provincial Administration.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

An agency under the Ministry of Interior tasked with connecting GDX with the Linkage Center.

Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)(สำนักงาน ก.พ.ร.)

The agency responsible for coordinating corrections within 15 days if agencies still request redundant documents.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body whose resolution sets the one-year timeline for the GDX data connection goal.