Ulaanbaatar, November 8, 2023 /MONTSAME. During its regular session on November 9, 2023, the Cabinet made the following decisions:

A Revised Draft Law on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to be Submitted to the State Great Khural

A Revised Draft Law on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, jointly developed by the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia, was discussed at the Cabinet and will be submitted to the State Great Khural.

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai and Members of the Cabinet held a meeting with the new management team of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry on November 1, 2023. Chief Cabinet Secretary Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve mentioned the Mongolian Prime Minister's commitment to support and attach utmost importance to enhancing the legal environment of the MNCCI. Approval of the revised draft law of the bill would create an appropriate economic and business environment to represent the common rights and legitimate interests of entrepreneurs in public entities and ensure the smooth operation of the MNCCI in the context of current economic development. In addition, the MNCCI would have branches in the main areas of operation that allow the delegating of some government functions and broaden cooperation with government organizations.

Creating big data database and application

Concerning the Mongolian Law on Government, the Law on Statistics, the Law on Public Information, and the Law on Protection of Personal Information, Chairperson of the National Statistics Office of Mongolia Batdavaa Batmunkh and Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia Uchral Nyam-Osor were tasked to create big data database and put it into use. 

Director General of E-Mongolia Academy Myagmarnaran Bavuujav was tasked to create a database and provide conditions enabling the use of the 'KHUR' information exchange system without the owner's being identified. 

The National Statistics Office of Mongolia compiles and analyzes the official statistics based on national data. Based on official statistical data, policy decisions at the socio-economic level are made.

"The Law on Protection of Personal Information of Mongolia specifies "… create historical, scientific, artistic, literary works and prepare statistical information by de-identifying a person…." Under this law, big data will be created from 152 types of specialized registration databases created for government agencies which would make it possible to determine the appropriateness of the decisions taken by the Government," said N. Uchral, Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia.

News in brief

-The composition of the Committee of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the procedure of the full-time Committee of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have been revised.

- The Ministry of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia was tasked to organize and implement a unified payment system for public services.

-The Ministry of Finance of Mongolia is tasked to:

-to connect to the Token service provider (TSP) system of the Bank of Mongolia;

-to introduce DEBIT transactions in public service payments;

-to make public service payments verification and refunds electronically;

-to use card readers for accepting public service payments