Muqova rasmi Fotolia

May 2011

The 'Act to regulate De-Mail services and amendments to other legislation' enters into force on 3 May 2011. De-Mail enables the sending of traceable and confidential documents and messages online. Compared to conventional e-mail, the delivery of the De-Mails can be proven. It is not possible to read or manipulate the contents of a De-Mail on its journey across the Internet. De-Mail providers are interoperable and provide the same level of security based on an accreditation process that is specified by the legislator. So far inter alia Deutsche Telekom AG, GMX.DE, WEB.DE and Mentana Claimsoft GmbH have become accredited De-Mail providers.

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities may now call on the assistance of the process management centre of excellence at the Federal Office of Administration when designing processes. After the establishment of a central process portal, the introduction of a uniform process management will thereby continue to be supported and advanced. The project is funded by the IT investment programme.