Legal feasibility Legal feasibility of eGovernmentof eGovernment

Tutor: Dr. Torsten FischerTutor: Dr. Torsten Fischer

Author: Daniel BröerAuthor: Daniel Bröer

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Definition of Definition of eGovernmenteGovernment

Transaction of processes in the Transaction of processes in the public sector by the help of public sector by the help of information and communication information and communication technologies technologies

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Levels of e-Levels of e-GovernmentGovernment

Internal e-GovernmentInternal e-GovernmentG2GG2G

External e-GovernmentExternal e-GovernmentG2C (Government to Citizen)G2C (Government to Citizen)

G2B (Government to Business)G2B (Government to Business)

C2N (Government to Non-C2N (Government to Non-Governmental-Org.)Governmental-Org.)

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Areas of applianceAreas of appliance

Judiciary Legislation Judiciary Legislation AdministrationAdministration

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The judiciaryThe judiciary

Judicial actions between courts and Judicial actions between courts and participants in terms of formless participants in terms of formless messages via e-mailmessages via e-mail

Dunning procedure as a precursor Dunning procedure as a precursor

Acceptance of claims in electronic form in Acceptance of claims in electronic form in 2001 by the finance court in Hamburg2001 by the finance court in Hamburg

electronic delivery of adjudications only electronic delivery of adjudications only by permission of the judicial by permission of the judicial administrationadministration

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The legislation The legislation

eGovernment implementation by the eGovernment implementation by the BundestagBundestag

eparliamenteparliament: improved relations : improved relations between citizen and parliamentbetween citizen and parliament

elegislationelegislation: electronic introduction : electronic introduction of bills and publicationof bills and publication

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The administration The administration

Communal, state and federal Communal, state and federal administrationadministration

Main task: Main task: Acceptilaton of Acceptilaton of adminstrative actsadminstrative acts

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Communication Communication (C2G)(C2G)

Official Homepage of the City of CologneOfficial Homepage of the City of Cologne

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Requirements for the Requirements for the communicationcommunication

Compliance with the formalities of Compliance with the formalities of public relations:public relations:

ObjectivenessObjectiveness

TransparencyTransparency

PrivacyPrivacy

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Administrative Administrative procedureprocedure

§ 3 a VwVfG basis for electronic § 3 a VwVfG basis for electronic communication communication

equalization between electronicequalization between electronic

and written form and written form

e-files/ e-documentatione-files/ e-documentation

Exclusion of electronic Exclusion of electronic

communication in cases of personal communication in cases of personal handover handover

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Implemantation of Implemantation of electronic signatureselectronic signatures

Legal basis: The EU Signature Legal basis: The EU Signature Directive 1999/93Directive 1999/93 EGEG

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electronic signature electronic signature typestypes

simple electronic signatures simple electronic signatures

qualified or accredited electronic qualified or accredited electronic signaturessignatures

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Simple electronic Simple electronic signaturessignatures

Authentication of electronic Authentication of electronic documents by insertion of a scanned documents by insertion of a scanned signature for examplesignature for example

No adequate protection for legally No adequate protection for legally binding communicationbinding communication

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Qualified and Qualified and accredited electronic accredited electronic

signaturessignaturesProduced by certain signature producing Produced by certain signature producing unitiesunitiesBased on qualified electronic certificates Based on qualified electronic certificates Identification of the subscriberIdentification of the subscriberSigning of electronic documents by Signing of electronic documents by smart card readers smart card readers Strict governmental control Strict governmental control Permanent verification of the accredited Permanent verification of the accredited signature signature

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Proofs of deliveryProofs of delivery

Access Access

Opting in / outOpting in / out

Date of delivery / Date of Date of delivery / Date of informationinformation

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Acceptilation Acceptilation RequirementsRequirements

AnnouncementAnnouncement

Confirmation of receiptConfirmation of receipt

3- day fiction 3- day fiction

Information on legal remediesInformation on legal remedies

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Conclusion Conclusion

Legal adjustement of the VwVfGLegal adjustement of the VwVfG

Transparency and simplicityTransparency and simplicity

Constitutional principlesConstitutional principles: human : human dignity and the guarantee of self- dignity and the guarantee of self- government of the communities government of the communities

Improved participationImproved participation of the of the citizencitizen

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Thank you Thank you for your for your attention!!attention!!

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