The use of these electronic health records (EHR, in English - eZk, in Czech) is becoming standard for both the general public and healthcare professionals. The new online registration method is fast, simple and entirely free of charge - and so is the record keeping.
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An amendment recommended for approval in the Chamber of Deputies by the public administration committee after a consultation with Deputy Interior Minister Zdeněk Zajíček stipulates that individual branches of government will pay for sending electronic messages and documents to peoples', firms' and institutions' secured accounts. These will be operated by Czech Post.
Read more: Czechia: eGovernment will be costlier than thought
Tschechien wird noch heuer beginnen, ein System für E-Voting per Internet vorzubereiten. Das Prager Innenministerium und das Tschechische Statistikamt [CSU] haben ein entsprechendes Memorandum unterzeichnet, in dem die Zusammenarbeit beider Behörden vereinbart wurde.
Laut Experten könnte das E-Voting" vollständig erst bei der übernächsten Parlamentswahl 2014 verwendet werden, berichteten tschechische Zeitungen am Dienstag.
The bill counts with the creation of electronic data boxes through which offices would communicate among themselves as well as with firms and citizens who have their own data boxes.
Interior Minister Ivan Langer speaks about a public administration revolution in this connection.
Whether they’re starting a business, filing taxes or simply reporting a change of address, locals have long learned that dealing with the government is no easy feat. With limited communication among individual offices, ordinary citizens are forced to navigate the tangles of a bureaucratic system that dates to the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Now, with the official launch of Czech Point, a network of electronic access points providing easier communication with the government, the situation is finally improving.
Read more: Czech Republic: New electronic systems ease bureacracy obstacles