TALLINN, Jul 23, BNS - The Estonian government will Thursday discuss amendements to the Digital Signatures and Administative Procedure Acts, which will make it possible to use digital stamps in business management and administration.
According to the bill digital stamps can be used by institutions, companies and individuals, a spokesman for the government told BNS.
The digital signature, which is in use now, is only intended for individuals.
The state will launch the issue of digital stamp certificates, which will confirm the owner's link with the digital stamp.
Applicants for digital stamp certificates may own several different certificates and according to it several different digital stamps.
The aim of the digital stamp is to speed up and simplify information exchange and make it more reliable. The sphere of use of the stamp extends, for example, to banking, courts, notaries, bailiffs and trustees in bankruptcy.
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