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The paper to paperless digital revolution refers to the traditional paper- based system to digital solutions, transforming how information is created, shared and managed.

As technological advancements it improved computing power, data storage and Internet connectivity. Reduced paper waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint, it helps to protect the environment. It reduced the cost for paper, printing and storage. Improved efficiency faster information retrieval, automated workflows and reduced errors. The government made some initiatives like digital governance, e-commerce, and online services.

  Nowadays digital solutions are made as Digital Management Systems(DMS), electronic Signature(e-signature), Digital Storage(Cloud storage ), Paperless Communication(emails, messaging apps), Digital payments (online banking, digital wallets)

It has made a huge impact in different industries, in the healthcare sector of electronic healthcare records,tele medicines. In the finance sector online banking, digital transactions. Education side digital textbooks, online courses, business are going with paperless offices, digital work flows.

There are so many challenges in the digital world, digital literacy, infrastructure development, cyber security risk, data standardization, and regulatory framework.

As per the timeline ;

In 1990 digital storage solution emerged, in 2000 electronic signatures widely accepted, in 2010 cloud storage and documents management system gained popularity, in 2020 artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning integrated with paperless or digital solutions.

Steve Job(Apple), Bill Gates(Microsoft ), Elon Musk(Space X, Tesla), Mark Zukerberg(Facebook) and Tim Berners-Lee these people are some influential figures in the digital world.