台灣印章文化與電子簽名服務之研究

Abstract

台灣印章文化在Covid-19新型冠狀病毒疫情下，顯得不合時宜，而需加以改革。電子簽名服務是印章的一種替代方案，除了有助企業數位轉型外，也能增加效率、節省成本及提高品質。日本自2020年起，即針對傳統工作文化的「書面、印章、面對面」進行改革，極推動取消印章文化之改革，並已有相當的成效，廢除了大部分行政措施需要印章的規定。台灣印章文化起源於日本，借鏡日本廢除印章文化之改革方式，台灣政府及民間應隨著數位化轉型浪潮、因應居家辦公的需求，應用電子簽名服務來取代實體印章。 本論文分析日本印章文化的改革、台灣印章文化的改革，以及電子簽名的法律効力，並且嘗試建構一個符合台灣法律規定的電子簽名服務設計，以協助台灣企業進行印章文化的改革，進而廢除印章文化，追求環境永續發展。

Under the Covid-19 novel coronavirus epidemic, Taiwan's seal culture is outdated and needs to be reformed. Electronic signature service is an alternative to stamps. In addition to helping enterprises digitally transform, electronic signature service can also increase efficiency, save costs, and improve quality. Since 2020, Japan has been reforming the traditional working culture of "writing, seal, and face-to-face", and has vigorously promoted the reform of canceling seal culture, and has achieved considerable results, abolishing most administrative measures that require seals. Taiwan's seal culture originated in Japan, and borrowing from Japan's abolishment of seal culture, the Taiwanese government and the private enterprises should follow the wave of digital transformation and meet the needs of working from home, and use electronic signature services to replace physical seals. This paper analyzes the reform of Japanese seal culture, the reform of Taiwanese seal culture, and the legal effect of electronic signatures, and attempts to construct an electronic signature service design that complies with Taiwan's legal provisions, so as to assist Taiwanese companies to carry out the reform of seal culture, and then abolish the seal culture to pursuit a sustainable development of the environment.