Achieving e-Governance with Digital Signature Solutions

The electronic signatures are widely used in the Government sector to reduce the time and paperwork required in various processes like providing information documents to the public, approvals etc. This shift to electronic format has not only helped the Government agencies to fasten their work processes but also resulted in bringing transparency in processes, improve staff productivity and reduce the cost burden.

The electronic signatures have been adopted by Government agencies in many countries, as it is a regulatory necessity. Several countries like USA, EU nations, Canada, Egypt, Chile, Brazil, India, Uruguay, Turkey, Switzerland etc. have enacted a digital signature law or regulation to ensure integrity of electronic data and records. These countries have given legal validity to electronic and digital signatures. Many countries have also enacted laws requiring government agencies to use electronic format, thereby eliminating paperwork, wherever practicable (viz. GPEA Act). Several laws aim at promoting electronic and digital signatures, as these are essential for e-commerce and e-communication (viz. Directive 1999/93/Ec of European parliament and council).

E-Lock offers the modular approach for implementing the digital signature and encryption solutions. This approach enables easy integration in the existing applications such as document management, e-applications, e-procurement, e-bidding, e-tendering etc without disturbing the current workflow and making them secure, trustworthy, authentic, compliant and cost effective.