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Faxes are to be abolished in Bavaria
“Relic from another time”: a fax machine. photo
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Farewell to the past: Bavaria wants to say goodbye to fax machines. Digital Minister Mehring is planning a ban for authorities and administrations.
For many people, fax machines have long been a symbol of backwardness in digital transformation. “Our Bavaria is a high-tech country. We should therefore lead the way nationwide and be the first federal state to pull the plug on faxes in public administration,” said Mehring.
The minister wants to present a catalog of measures to the Bavarian cabinet next year, according to which, after a certain transition period, documents in Bavarian authorities should only be transmitted in digital form instead of by fax machine, the newspaper continues.
According to the Free Voters politician, Bavaria is the first federal state that wants to ban fax machines from its authorities and administrations across the board. In the summer, the state government stated the number of fax machines in its administrations at just under 4,000.