Ho Chi Minh City to connect camera systems with national population database

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A bank of monitors displays footage from cameras installed along roads and at traffic intersections across Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA
From January 1, 2028, Ho Chi Minh City plans to expand connectivity to cameras operated by organisations, businesses, commercial establishments and households under an agreement-based mechanism, on a voluntary basis and with safeguards for information security and personal data protection. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA
Traffic police officers monitor footage from the surveillance camera system at the operations centre to support public security and order and traffic management in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA
Under the plan, Ho Chi Minh City will gradually connect camera systems with the National Population Database and the Intelligent Operations Centre. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA
A traffic police officer uses a computer to access data for traffic monitoring and management. The integration of camera systems with the National Population Database is expected to be carried out through the end of 2027 to support verification, cross-checking and the handling of violations within the authorities’ respective jurisdictions. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA
Ho Chi Minh City to connect camera systems with national population database
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has issued a plan to connect camera systems used for security surveillance, violation detection and traffic management with the National Population Database and the Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC). The Ho Chi Minh City Police are scheduled to complete a survey of existing camera systems before October 20, 2026. Photo: Hong Dat – VNA