On July 8, the Ministry of Transport promulgated the Decision of the Ministry of Transport on Amending the Regulations on Road Freight Transportation and Station Management, which will come into force as of the date of promulgation. Among them, Article 29 is changed to Article 30, and the second paragraph is amended as: "Encourage road freight transport operators to adopt information technologies such as electronic contracts and electronic waybills to improve the level of transport management.
This means that electronic contract, as the core element in the future trend of smart logistics, will be implemented for a long time and in depth.
Electronic contract helps the signatory in smart logistics to sign various agreements and documents in the logistics link through mobile phones or computers. The operation is simple, convenient and fast, which solves the problems of slow circulation speed, troublesome filing and warehousing consultation caused by the way of signing paper contracts in logistics and transportation in the past, realizes efficient and safe information operation, greatly saves circulation costs such as printing, transportation, manpower and warehousing, and realizes cost reduction and efficiency increase.
In addition to the Ministry of Transport, this year's electronic signature policy is also good news. The policy strongly supports the application of electronic contracts in many fields.
With the further improvement of the law and the promotion and support of relevant national policies, electronic signature, as the "last mile" of digital office, has become the focus of public attention. Nowadays, electronic signatures are increasingly introduced into many fields.