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Minister of Digital Economy reveals that the government’s app has the National Security Council to oversee security.

Government House, "Prasert" believes the House will pass the 2nd-3rd reading of the 2024 budget bill, an additional 122 billion baht, to create a digital wallet, confirming that the government's app has the National Security Council taking care of security, with no problems yet found. Mr. Prasert Jantararuangthong, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), revealed the preparation for supporting the digital wallet project that the Ministry of DE is responsible for registration and providing advice to the public about registration at Thailand Post offices nationwide to help people register to join the project. We also have 2,000 digital community centers nationwide to facilitate this matter. In addition, there is also the 1111 hotline of the Prime Minister's Office that will support this project to provide advice on the digital wallet project. This is considered an integrated work of many agencies. The general public with smartphones can register by themselves. However, if anyone does not know how to do it, they can come to the service points provided. When asked about the security standards of the government application, because the public is worried about data leakage, Mr. Prasert said that since the public started checking their rights, there have been no irregularities. The agency that is checking is the National Cyber ??Security Agency (NCSA) that has come to oversee security. He confirmed that there is no need to worry. As for tomorrow (July 31), the consideration of the draft of the 2024 additional budget bill of 120 billion baht to be used in the digital wallet project, do you think it will pass? Mr. Prasert said that he is confident that the House will give its approval in the second and third readings. He believes that MPs who have listened to the people's problems will see that this is an important matter because this project is to help people in an economic situation that needs assistance. As for the digital wallet project, which is the Pheu Thai Party's flagship project, will it be able to re store the people's faith? Mr. Prasert said that the government is confident that this project will solve the people's problems and is a key policy of the Pheu Thai Party that was announced during the election campaign. Source: Thai News Agency