itu e-commerce conference for the arab region - may 2001 a digital signature act for egypt:...
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ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
A Digital Signature Act for Egypt: Understanding the Challenges!
Dr. Sherif HashemHead, Electronic Signature National Committee
Ministry of Communications and Information [email protected]
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Outline CIT in Egypt E-commerce in Egypt An Electronic Signature Act The road ahead
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
CIT In Egypt
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
National CIT Plan (Dec`1999) CIT Industry Development Human Resource Development Communication Infrastructure
Development Information Infrastructure Development
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Internet Access in Egypt 1M users (estimated) compared to 407M
WW (NUA Survey – Nov`00) Most access is in the capital & major cities Internet utilization rate of 1 in 65
compared to a WW rate of 1 in 14 60+ ISPs Cost: dialup $25-lifetime FREE Internet
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Some Key CIT Challenges
Content
Culture
Language
Skills
Access to computers
Access to the Internet
Access to software
Access to technical expertise
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
E-Commerce In Egypt
Highlights
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Egypt’s E-commerce Highlights Oct’97 ISE-Ecommerce Committee formed Aug’98 1st meeting of the National
Ecommerce Committee Sep’98 1st National Seminar on Ecommerce Sep’99 Ecommerce initiative declared Oct’99 Ecommerce in the National CIT Plan 2000-01 Cyber laws (e-signature, e-payment, ..);
Government Pilots; Private Portals
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Some Key Issues Legislation (cyber laws):
Electronic signature Taxation Jurisdiction Encryption, IPR, privacy, consumer protection, etc.
Regulation (Certificate Authorities, etc.) Banking infrastructure (e-payment) E-Insurance (financial, commerce, etc.) E-Education & E-Knowledge
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Some Key Questions?! Who is responsible for E-commerce? How can government empower the use of
E-commerce? How can SMEs understand the challenges
and opportunities of E-commerce? How to help create, empower, and support Egyptian E-business models?
Where do we go from here?
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
An Electronic Signature Act for Egypt
An Overview
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: The Process National Electronic Signature Committee
(entities): Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Ministry of Justice Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Interior Ministry for Administrative Development Central Bank of Egypt Cabinet Information & Decision Support Center
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: The Process (Cont.) National Electronic Signature Committee
(legal and technology experts): Governmental, Private sector, and Academic
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
Drafting an Electronic Signature Act: Some Key Issues Amending existing laws vs. creating a
“new” law Recognition of electronic/digital
documents and signatures Creation of a state organization for
regulatory, licensing, and supervisory roles General awareness and training programs Protecting IPR and privacy
ITU E-Commerce Conference for the Arab Region - May 2001
For More Information
visitMinistry of Communications and Information
Technologyhttp://www.mcit.gov.eg/
or e-mail:[email protected]
Thank You……