It's not just about creating electronic forms, it's about creating the framework for conducting government business using the Internet.
Government forms are often complex.
Because of their regulatory nature, they tend to contain a lot of information, resulting in fine print and multiple fields, which makes replicating them online difficult. Electronically recreate even the most complicated paper forms, without complex programming. With a wide range of browser types supporting early versions of HTML and JAVA to Dynamic HTML and running on various platforms, it is difficult to create online forms that work for all users. Congress enacted the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, Title XVII of Pub. L.105-277, on October 21, 1998.