User Experience/Grand Concept/Paperless

Why Paperless

Why will the paper format be replaced with e-formats?

There are many reasons why the paper document format is going to be replaced by eDocuments.

Robustness

There is an opposite relation between the safety and robustness of electronic archives and the need for paper-backups.

Currently, electronic backups are substantially safer compared to 10 years ago, and this safety is likely to increase in the future, especially in high end settings (governments, other archiving sites). Also, open document formats/standards will contribute to the robustness of the stored data.

Also, the redundancy of data on the internet will make publicly available data quite safely stored in dozens of copies.

Ecological

Using paper might be undesired due to direct costs as well as ecological consequences. As everything becomes more greener, so will the argument to preserve forests gain momentum.

Usefulness

eDocuments are surely easier to search and might offer additional functionality (tagging, hierarchical organization, many other possibilities).

Content Advantages

The content of an eDocument can store both significantly more data than printed documents as well as offer dynamic content and various functionality enhancements not possible with classical documents.