Govt links 58 document types via GDX to end copy requests

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

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The Thai government is implementing a policy to eliminate the request for document copies by linking 58 types of data through the Government Data Exchange (GDX) system.

•Lalida Periswiwattana announced a plan to link 58 types of official documents via GDX within one year of a Cabinet resolution.
•The initiative involves 163 government agencies reviewing laws and regulations to adopt digital verification.
•The process is divided into two phases: 31 ready items within 6 months to 1 year, and 27 remaining items within 1 year.
•The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) will monitor compliance and may link failures to performance evaluations.

Overview

•Lalida Periswiwattana announced on September 15, 2026, that the government is pushing to stop requesting document copies for 58 items via the Government Data Exchange (GDX).
•Covered documents include ID cards, house registrations, marriage and divorce certificates, birth and death certificates, land titles, corporate certificates, and driver's licenses.
•The government aims to complete the data linkage within 1 year from the date of the Cabinet resolution.
•The implementation is split into two phases, with 31 items ready for linkage within 6 months to 1 year and 27 items to be completed within 1 year.
•The Digital Government Development Agency and the Ministry of Interior's Department of Provincial Administration will link GDX with the Linkage Center for single-channel access to civil registration data.
•163 government agencies are required to survey readiness, review laws, and instruct staff to use digital verification instead of requesting copies.
•If an agency continues to request documents that can already be linked, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission will require a fix within 15 days.
•Non-compliance without reasonable cause may lead to disciplinary action or affect the performance evaluations of the heads of government agencies.

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Key Quotes

Lalida Periswiwattana

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

เป้าหมายคือประชาชนไม่ควรต้องถือสำเนาเอกสารที่รัฐมีข้อมูลอยู่แล้วไปยื่นให้รัฐอีก

Key Entities

Person

Lalida Periswiwattana(ลลิดา เพริศวิวัฒนา)

Deputy Government Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Policy

Government Data Exchange (GDX)

A central government data exchange center used to verify and share information between state agencies to reduce the need for citizen document copies.

Organization

Digital Government Development Agency(สำนักงานพัฒนารัฐบาลดิจิทัล (องค์การมหาชน))ℹ️

An agency tasked with linking GDX with the Linkage Center.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

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

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

A department under the Ministry of Interior tasked with linking GDX with the Linkage Center.

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

The agency responsible for coordinating fixes within 15 days for agencies that still request linkable documents and monitoring compliance.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body whose resolution triggers the one-year timeline for completing the data linkage.