The Thai government will introduce the country's first digital ID card that includes a
chip storing personal data by next April, according to a recent Bangkok
Post report. Plans include issuing the smart card to newborns and students,
and widespread implementation is scheduled within 3-5 years. Excerpt:
The smart card is expected to store information such as the card holder's
name, address, date of birth, blood type and other vital medical information.
RAB Director Surachai Srisarakham said government agencies would be able to
select the information that would be stored. The card might also be integrated
with an e-signature, a driving licence, job title, membership of any organisations
or be used as an e-purse or e-passport in the future, he added.The RAB expects to set up a central server, separated from the central government
database server, which would allow each government agency to select information
to be stored in the card and update information.
