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The Danish Digitisation Authority said the summer heat has not been enough to keep Danes from their keyboards, with the e-government website Borger.dk receiving 1.1 million visits during July. It said more than 280,000 people ordered a blue sickness insurance certificate in July, as the yellow health card became invalid abroad from 01 August. In the first half of 2014, the citizens' website had more than 7.5 million visits.

The authority also said it is repeating its competition to see which local council can get the most residents to register with the government's Digital Post universal e-mail service. This year, the competition runs from 09 September until 24 October. There will be three categories; the municipality with the largest percentage of its population registered for Digital Post; the one with the largest rise in registrations; and the one with the highest rate of registrations among people aged 15 to 24.

Digital Post will become mandatory for all members of the public aged 15 and over from 01 November, although those incapable of receiving electronic mail may ask for an exemption, for instance, if they have no computer or have language difficulties. The authority said it will start a publicity campaign on 18 August to promote the service. It will appoint 7,000 digital ambassadors to help those who need assistance.

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Quelle/Source: Telecompaper, 13.08.2014

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