Faxes to be abolished in Bavaria

Telecommunications - Faxes to be abolished in Bavaria

Bavaria's new Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (Free Voters) is planning a fax ban for the state's authorities. "Fax machines are no longer up to date and are a relic from another era," Mehring told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper.

For many people, fax machines have long been a symbol of backwardness in the digital transformation. "Our Bavaria is a high-tech state. We should therefore lead the way nationwide and be the first federal state to pull the plug on the fax in public administration," said Mehring.

The minister wants to present a catalog of measures to the Bavarian cabinet next year, according to which documents in Bavarian authorities should only be transmitted in digital form instead of by fax machine after a certain transition period, the newspaper continues.

According to the Free Voter 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 reported the number of fax machines in its administrations at just under 4,000.

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1. Fabian Mehring, the Digital Minister of Bavaria and a member of the Free Voters, aims to ban fax machines from the state's authorities, citing them as outdated relics.
2. Bavaria, known as a high-tech state, seeks to lead the nation in digital transformation by becoming the first federal state to abolish fax machines in public administration.
3. Mehring plans to present a catalog of measures to the Bavarian cabinet next year, proposing a transition period for replacing fax machine usage with digital document transmission.
4. The Free Voter politician asserts that Bavaria will be the first federal state to eliminate fax machines from its authorities and administrations completely, following a report of nearly 4,000 fax machines in summer.
5. Telecommunications in Germany are evolving, with industries like Telefónica exploring options for hologram telephony, while others, such as internet companies, continue to flout regulations in digital communications.
6. The government's move towards digital transformation in Bavaria may influence other states to adopt similar measures, impacting the use of high-tech solutions, like fax machines and hologram telephony, in public administration. (Fabian Mehring, Bavaria, Germany, Telecommunications, Government, high-tech, Augsburg, Free State, faxes, Free voters)

Source: www.stern.de