Могзоев А.М.

Purpose. The study of organizational, technical and legal issues related to the transition to the use of electronic document management in the organization of document circulation and office automation in municipal authorities. Methods. A brief analysis of the current state of affairs in the area of organization of records management was conducted on the example of the administration of the city of Biysk, Altai Territory. The issues of automation of work with documents using modern information technologies are studied, the most common electronic document management systems are considered, as well as the legal aspects of their use in office automation. Results and scope. Conclusions are made about the current state of affairs in the sphere of electronic document circulation, problems are identified that hamper the more intensive development of this direction, and the ultimate goals of automation of document circulation and records management are determined, and the criteria for choosing a software vendor for this automation are defined. The definition of an electronic document and information as a legal object is given. The results of the research can be applied to the consideration of questions related to the automation of office work both in local government bodies and in state bodies, as well as institutions subordinate to them. Scientific novelty. The relationship between the legal framework and the development of electronic document management systems on the territory of the Russian Federation has been revealed. The definition of the term "Information" as an object of civil law is given. The main trends in the development of information systems designed for office automation are disclosed, as well as the interrelationship between the issues of the introduction of document management systems and information as a separate object of law.