Electronic Digital Signature: Its Use in the Baltic Countries and the Possibilities of Applying in Higher Education Establishments

Educational Technology & Society 2011
Larisa Zaiceva, Pāvels Koliškins

The paper outlines theoretical aspects of a digital signature and describes a usage of it in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to obtain inquires of different types, to lodge declarations and so on. Possible applications of digital signature with the objective to simplify document processing in universities are described in the paper by means of the following examples: preparation of examination sheets, remote registration and admission of applicants. Some results of usage of unified system for registration and admission of applicants in Riga Technical university are outlined

Keywords
digital signature, high learning institutions, clerical work, remote university entrant registration
Hyperlink
http://ifets.ieee.org/russian/depository/v14_i2/html/4r.htm

Zaiceva, L., Koliškins, P. Electronic Digital Signature: Its Use in the Baltic Countries and the Possibilities of Applying in Higher Education Establishments. Educational Technology & Society, 2011, Vol.14, No.2, pp.316-326. ISSN 1436-4522.

Publication language
Russian (ru)