In 2024, national agencies and local governments will continue to promote electronic signatures, and contract locks will assist in the digital transformation
At present, the digital construction of the whole society has entered a critical period, and various industries are accelerating the digital transformation of their businesses. Electronic signatures, as a key link in the digitalization of the entire business process, are gradually highlighting their application value in various work such as government services and organizational management. In 2024, electronic signatures will continue to be widely used in various aspects such as administrative services and office collaboration under the full promotion of local government agencies.
2024 As a leading electronic signature and seal control manufacturer in the industry, Nian Contract Lock insists on providing users with legal and compliant electronic signature services. With strong open integration and private deployment capabilities, it continues to work with partners to accelerate product integration and deepen electronic signature application scenarios. With the full promotion of national agencies and local governments, Contract Lock has joined forces with national institutions and partners to promote the application of electronic signatures in local areas. Currently, there are over 42000 medium and large scale customers, and the scene and case resources continue to be rich.
2024 The promotion and application of electronic signatures throughout the country in the year span>
1-3 Month: strong>
In the first quarter, the State Council and relevant government departments such as Shanxi, Guizhou, Henan, Shanghai, Inner Mongolia, Chongqing, Beijing, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Gansu, Xi'an, etc. continued to guide and promote the use of electronic signatures in: span>
“ Enterprise establishment, real estate registration, administrative law enforcement, electronic certificates, administrative license processing, residence permit registration, bank account opening, bidding, online signing and filing of housing transaction contracts, government procurement, electronic retirement certificates, etc; Applied in various fields, forEnterprise management and facilitating public affairs.
4-6 Month: strong>
4-6 In September, the General Office of the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Municipal Supervision Bureau, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as government offices, public security bureaus, transportation departments, judicial bureaus, forestry bureaus, real estate trading centers, medical insurance bureaus, housing and construction departments, and municipal supervision bureaus in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangzhou, Hefei, Harbin, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, Shenyang, Shanxi, Chongqing, Zhuhai, Shandong, Tianjin, Chongqing, Wuxi, Foshan, Beijing, Xinjiang and other places, continued to promote the use of electronic signatures in: span>
“ Electronic letter of guarantee for bidding and tendering, public resource trading, government procurement, engineering project approval, records of the entire administrative law enforcement process, exchange of medical first business information, enterprise change registration, legal documents, remote evaluation, water, electricity and gas services, administrative law enforcement records, social security, medical insurance settlement forms and agreements, banking business, enterprise establishment, etc; Apply in various fields to accelerate the implementation of high-frequency online services, providing convenience for all sectors of society.
7-9 Month: strong>
7-9 In the month, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Human Resources, the National Archives Administration, the General Administration of Customs, as well as various government offices, municipal supervision bureaus, housing and construction departments, natural resources departments, tax bureaus, finance departments, big data bureaus, and other government departments, continued to issue documents to promote the implementation of electronic signature applications.
Strengthen electronic signatures in“ Archive archiving, state-owned enterprise procurement, natural resource trading, enterprise establishment, official documents, certificates of origin for import and export goods, government procurement, real estate registration, stock housing transactions, engineering bidding, hospital electronic medical record rating, administrative law enforcement, engineering project application, government bulletin, etc; By applying in various fields and continuously simplifying office procedures, more and more high-frequency and routine tasks can be handled online, across provinces, and through one network.
10-12 Month: strong>
10-12 In the month, the General Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Transport, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Medical Insurance Bureau, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the National Cryptography Bureau, as well as local government officesThe Reform Commission, Natural Resources Bureau, Housing Provident Fund Center, Department of Finance, and Human Resources and Social Security Bureau continue to encourage and promote the use of electronic signatures, and the application of electronic signatures continues to deepen.
In“ Government procurement, provident fund contracts, archive management, aviation and other logistics waybills, electronic prescriptions, engineering bidding and tendering, engineering project management, engineering planning permit processing, labor contract signing, off-site evaluation, enterprise establishment, public resource trading, engineering design drawing signing, etc; More and more businesses are using it to assist in the digital transformation of government services and enterprise offices.
10 Month: strong>
10 On the 12th of the month, Dingzhou Housing Provident Fund Center strong>
Pioneering the establishment of an online signing system for housing provident fund electronic contracts in Hebei Province, achieving functions such as electronic loan contracts, electronic contract circulation and signing.
10 On the 18th of the month, the People's Government of Suqian City strong>
Notice on Issuing the Management Measures for Electronic Seals of Enterprises in Suqian City, which regulates the production, use, operation, and management of electronic seals for enterprises in Suqian City. Clearly define that enterprise electronic seals have the same legal effect as physical seals, and electronic materials stamped with electronic seals are legal and valid.
11 Month: strong>
The Notice on Issuing the Action Plan for Cost Reduction, Quality Improvement and Efficiency Enhancement in Transportation and Logistics requires the study and establishment of a multimodal transport waybill management system, support the electronic application of documents, and promote the property rights of multimodal transport documents in international land sea transport, cross-border railway transport and other fields.
11 On the 13th of the month: National Natural Science Foundation of China strong>
The National Natural Science Foundation of China responded to netizens' questions about; Promote the use of electronic signatures; The suggestion mentioned that it has already been launched; Electronic Signature” Technical research and development; Electronic Signature” The application route aims to accelerate the upgrading of the network information system related functions of the Science Foundation, making project management more efficient and standardized.
11 On the 25th of the month, Shandong Provincial Drug Administration strong>
Notice on Issuing the Implementation Rules for Quality Management of Radioactive Drugs in Shandong Province (Trial), Article 18 stipulates that enterprises shall establish relevant records for the procurement, acceptance, maintenance, sales, outbound review, post sales return and purchase withdrawal, transportation, storage temperature and humidity monitoring, and handling of non-conforming products of radioactive drugs, ensuring authenticity, completeness, accuracy, effectiveness, and traceability. If the documents issued by the enterprise need to be stamped with the official seal of the enterprise, an electronic version confirmed through online verification, electronic signature and other methods can be provided.
11 On the 27th of the month, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council strong>
Issuing the Action Plan for Effectively Reducing Logistics Costs in the Whole Society, requiring the acceleration of the promotion of electronic air cargo waybills.
11 On the 27th of the month, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the National Healthcare Security Administration strong>
Issuing the "National Basic Medical Insurance, Work Injury Insurance, and Maternity Insurance Drug Catalog (2024)", requiring medical insurance departments in all provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) to further strengthen their supervision of "; Dual channel” Full process supervision of prescription circulation, equipped with“ Dual channel” Designated retail pharmacies for drugs must circulate through electronic prescription centers; Dual channel” Drug prescriptions will no longer accept paper prescriptions.
11 On the 29th of the month, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council strong>
Accelerate the construction of a digital trade certification system, promote the development, innovation, and application promotion of cutting-edge digital trust technologies, and cultivate a digital trust ecosystem. Promote international mutual recognition of digital certificates, electronic signatures, and other technologies. Encourage the international development of third-party service providers such as data security, data assets, and digital credit.
12 Month: strong>
12 January 1st: Ministry of Transport of China strong>
The Ministry of Transport of China proposes that from December 1, 2024, units and individuals engaged in civil air cargo transportation activities may use electronic documents, electronic signatures, or electronic identifiers as needed in the "Regulations on the Management of Civil Air Cargo Transportation". Reliable electronic signatures and electronic identifiers can be used for signatures on electronic documents.
December 1st, General Office of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government strong>
Notice on Issuing the Implementation Plan for Promoting the Standardized and Healthy Development of the Tendering and Bidding Market through Innovation and Improvement of Institutional Mechanisms in Jiangxi Province, requiring the standardization of electronic bidding guarantee behavior. Comprehensively promote the payment of bid security, performance security, and engineering quality security through electronic guarantees (insurance) and other means. Improve the system of reducing or exempting bid security deposits, and replacing bid security deposits (electronic guarantees) with credit commitments.
12 On June 6th, Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources strong>
The notice on the comprehensive implementation of online application for planning permits for municipal transportation infrastructure projects (excluding municipal pipeline projects) has been issued, stating that starting from December 1, 2024, the entire process of online application for planning permits for municipal transportation infrastructure projects (excluding municipal pipeline projects) will be implemented throughout the city, which means submitting electronic materials and issuing electronic planning permit documents online.
12 On September 9th, the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region strong>
The Opinion on Deepening Comprehensive Reform in the Field of Employment has been issued, which requires accelerating the full coverage of electronic labor contracts. Promote data interconnection and interoperability between human resources and social security departments and education, public security, civil affairs, taxation, market supervision and other departments to achieve business collaboration and data sharing.
12 On the 11th of the month, the People's Government of Shanwei City strong>
Publish the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment", emphasizing the optimization of the bidding and tendering process, promoting the electronicization of the entire bidding and tendering process, and achieving online processing of the entire business process. Promote cross regional compatibility and mutual recognition of digital certificates for bidding and tendering, promote remote evaluation in different locations, and ensure that all types of market entities obtain relevant information in a timely manner and participate equally in trading activities.
12 On the 11th of the month, Kunming Municipal People's Government Office strong>
Issuing the 'Kunming City Polishing'; Four Seasons Like Spring Business Environment; The Notice on the Action Plan for Brand Assistance to Promote High Quality Development of Industries requires the implementation of electronic business licenses and electronic seals to achieve multi scenario applications. Expand the cross regional, cross departmental, and cross industry interoperability and sharing of electronic business licenses and electronic seals, achieve online application and 100% free distribution of electronic seals throughout the entire process, and continuously reduce institutional transaction costs for enterprises.
12 On the 16th of the month, Tianjin Municipal People's Government and Municipal Public Security Bureau strong>
The General Office of the Tianjin Municipal People's Government has issued a notice on forwarding the Tianjin Municipal Electronic Seal Management Measures formulated by the Municipal Public Security Bureau, providing standardized guidance for the application, production, use, cancellation, and security protection of electronic seals in administrative areas throughout the city, and promoting compliant and secure seal use.
12 On the 17th of the month, the Development and Reform Commission of Guizhou Province and other departments strong>
The Notice on the Implementation Opinions on Innovating and Improving the System and Mechanism to Promote the Standardized and Healthy Development of the Tendering and Bidding Market in Guizhou Province has been issued, which requires relying on the unified registration platform for public resource transactions in the province to achieve automatic acquisition and online verification of license information of all parties involved in public resource transactions, explore the application of electronic business licenses in enterprise identity authentication, electronic signature of transaction documents, and other links, and provide fast and convenient services for public resource transactions. Continuously promote the use of non cash transaction guarantees such as electronic guarantees (insurance) to pay bid security, performance security, and engineering quality security.
12 On the 23rd of the month, Zhuji City Data Bureau strong>
12 On the 25th of the month, Guangzhou Planning and Natural Resources Bureau strong>
The Notice on Further Optimizing the Approval Service Mechanism to Benefit Enterprises, Benefit the People, and Promote Economic and Social Development (Sixth Batch) has been issued, stating the need to further optimize the application materials for the full process online business of construction project planning permits. When applying for government services related to construction project planning permits (including design scheme review), if the PDF format master plan and design scheme are fully electronically signed, the electronic seal of the construction unit can be exempted.
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Electronic signatures have become an essential application for every organization's digital transformation. As a leading manufacturer in the electronic signature industry, Contract Lock has always focused on its products and has served over 120 Chinese Fortune 500 companies, nearly 100 global Fortune 500 companies, and more than 400 large state-owned enterprises. Its products and services have a wide customer case base and can provide compliant, secure, convenient, and user-friendly product services for organizations in various regions and industries at any time, helping to facilitate business digital transformation.