Paperless Office: An experience in a Venezuelan university

Abstract

Excessive consumption of paper and poor management of documentation are weaknesses that may have a significant impact on productivity of organizations. For this reason, he began to develop the initiative to implement the concept of "paperless office" in the "Núcleo La Victoria de la Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago (UNESUR)" in Venezuela, part of their academic processes, particularly in the related "Grades and Diplomas Section". The research conducted was descriptive and feasible project. The proposal identified resource savings associated with implementing this practice. The results indicate that it is feasible to implement and which has a major impact on productivity; however, must be accompanied by measures for backup and information security, so its application in other areas of the university organization will be proposed, which can serve as an example for application in business organizations.