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The National Information Society Agency (AKSHI) has reacted to news about services in e-Albania that will be paid for by businesses and citizens.
In a statement published this Thursday, October 16, AKSH emphasizes that electronic services in e-Albania continue to be free for ordinary use by citizens and private entities. The only exceptions are cases where fees are determined by the legal basis in force of the institution providing the service.
What do the new fees include?
According to the AKSHI, the tariffs imposed by the recent decision of the Council of Ministers only affect private entities that require technical interaction with electronic registers and state databases. This means integrating their systems with the Government Interaction Platform (GG) for real-time data exchange. However, ordinary users are not affected.
"Following publications in several media, we would like to clarify that the news that 'businesses will pay for every transaction on e-Albania' is not correct. The electronic services of the e-Albania government portal continue to remain free for citizens and businesses in their usual use, except in cases where they have a fee determined by the legal basis in force of the service provider institution.
The fees set out in the latest decision of the Council of Ministers relate only to private entities that wish to technically interact with electronic registers, state databases, i.e. for those parties that seek to integrate their electronic systems with the Government Interaction Platform (GG) for real-time data exchange.
"These fees do not apply to ordinary users of the portal, but only to entities that use advanced technical functionalities, dedicated to interaction between systems. We also clarify that the fees for the electronic signature and electronic seal service have not changed," the ANA response states.
However, a new electronic signature service has been added for citizens, which allows them to significantly reduce financial costs. Providing this signature is voluntary.
Through this service, many actions that previously required notary services or physical presence, such as signing contracts, declarations or authorizations, can now be completed completely online, with equal legal force. This avoids notary fees, travel and other expenses associated with physical documents.
Likewise, ANA explains that the first services that will soon be offered as "trusted services", where citizens will use electronic signatures, are:
• Special power of attorney
• Notarial declaration, through which one of the parents authorizes the other parent (or both parents of a family member) to accompany the minor under 16 years of age to travel outside the territory of Albania.
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