“I belong to the generation of the chalk and blackboard, and I use electronic gadgets,” Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal was quoted as saying, noting that “most members of parliament have higher degrees” and all are able to work with tablets.
Further explaining the move, Abdel-Aal said that one company “monopolizes the market for inks used in printing, and we can’t shoulder the high costs.”
Abdel-Aal said the move mirrors steps taken in other parliaments to go paperless. He didn’t specify how much the legislature was paying for ink or paper or how much the government would save.
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