It may become mandatory after the one-year pilot. If treated as a publication it may prevent the work from being later published. Workshops could be provided and computer lab staff also trained. Plagiarism and Copyright issues. Easier to steal.
Current dissertations are available electronically.
Also, access could be blocked to off-site viewing. Information easier to access on-line. Measurement of success of pilot. People can link personal pages to the dissertation and employers can easily view it. Most of the Assembly seemed in favor.