脱「書面・押印」で共同宣言　コロナ受け政府と経済界

　政府と経団連などは８日、内閣府で会合を開き、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を防止するため、「書面・押印・対面」に基づく行政手続きやビジネス様式を転換するよう訴える共同宣言をまとめた。
　宣言は「新しい生活・ビジネス様式を定着させ、社会全体のデジタル化を実現する必要がある」と明記した。各府省に対しては、行政手続きの原則デジタル化に向けて、年内に制度見直しを検討し、法令改正などを行うよう要請。民間の商慣行に関してもテレワークを推進するため、押印の廃止や書面の電子化などを求めた。（2020/07/08-20:38）

The Japanese government and business groups have released a joint statement calling for a shift from administrative and business procedures based on paper documents and "hanko" seals.
   The statement was adopted Wednesday at a meeting between the government and the business groups, including the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), as part of the fight against the novel coronavirus.
   The statement said that "there is a need to achieve a digitization of the whole society by making new lifestyles and business styles take root."
   The statement called on government bodies to consider changing their administrative systems by year-end to digitize all procedures in principle and revise laws if necessary.
   It also sought the abolishment of the use of seals in business procedures and the digitization of business documents to promote teleworking.