With BelgeNet, more than 1 billion documents were digitized and 35 thousand trees were saved.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that tons of paper waste was prevented with BelgeNet, which digitizes the transactions in public institutions, and said, "With BelgeNet, more than 35 thousand trees were saved from being cut down, over 600 tons of paper was saved, and 60 percent of printer and toner costs were saved." he said.

Uraloğlu gave AA correspondent information about BelgeNet, the document management system developed by TÜRKSAT AŞ, one of the organizations that built Türkiye's digital infrastructure.

Emphasizing that BelgeNet is an electronic document management system developed to speed up bureaucratic processes in institutions and prevent paper waste, Uraloğlu said, "The number of institutions using BelgeNet, which was developed by TÜRKSAT in order to save money and accelerate bureaucratic processes and became a public joint working platform in a short time, reached 120, especially the Presidency. Tons of paper waste was prevented with BelgeNet, which digitalizes all transactions in public institutions. More than 35 thousand trees were saved from being cut down with BelgeNet. The system "With the help of BelgeNet, more than 600 tons of paper were saved and 60 percent of printer and toner costs were saved. With BelgeNet, the era of paper in the public sector is over and forests can breathe." he said.

Uraloğlu pointed out that an environmentally friendly transformation has been achieved in the public sector with BelgeNet, and said that the completely local and national BelgeNet, which combines document management with digital speed, has become indispensable for public and private institutions, especially the Presidency.

Emphasizing that expressions such as "The document is waiting for signature", which citizens encounter most in government offices, and bureaucratic reasons that cause prolongation of transactions, have been completely eliminated with the mobile application of BelgeNet, Uraloğlu said, "Thanks to the developed remote access and mobile signature technology, institution managers can instantly review and sign documents safely via their mobile phones, even if they are out of the office. With BelgeNet, which ensures uninterrupted operation of processes regardless of location, the weeks lost by citizens while waiting for approval or official letter have reduced to seconds." he said.

Uraloğlu stated that thanks to the system, which has 1 million 100 thousand active users, more than 1 billion official documents were produced digitally within seconds instead of physically circulating from desk to desk.

"It connects state institutions via the digital highway"

Pointing out that the system not only protects forests, but also saves institutions from millions of lira of hardware and server investment costs with the "Cloud BelgeNet" option, Uraloğlu said:

"Effective use of public resources is also ensured thanks to the fact that institutions can quickly integrate into the system without investing in any additional hardware through TÜRKSAT's highly secure cloud architecture. BelgeNet, which enables institutions to work with zero risk in terms of security and compliance with legislation, always stays up to date in 100 percent compliance with all legal standards, including the Official Correspondence Rules, the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles to be Applied in Confidential Documents and the Electronic Signature Law. Türkiye's only electronic device with TS EN ISO 9241 ergonomics certificate." The platform, which is titled as a document management system, also works in compliance with the TS 13298 Electronic Document Management Standard and its T1 amendment. The system, which is fully integrated with the institutions' own human resources software, connects all institutions of the state through a digital highway.