The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) is charged with a number of roles among which is the role to;
In the world today the internet is used for many positive activities however there are some severe risks also associated with it such as online predatory, cyber bullying and consequences from revealing and sharing a lot of personal information. Children unfortunately encounter these risks during their day to day online activities like socialising with friends or during their school research.
This makes provision for and regulating the use of electronic signatures and provide for other related matters;
- The Act makes provision for the use of electronic signatures in order to ensure that transactions are carried out in a secure environment.
- It establishes a public key infrastructure for authenticity and security of documents
- Recognizes the different signature creating technologies
- Provides effective administrative structures e.g. establishment of Certification Authorities
The purpose of the Regulations is to operationalize the Electronic Signatures Act (ESA). The Regulations provide further detail to the Electronic Signatures Act (ESA) with regard to licensing and recognition of Certification Service Providers (CSPs); providers of Repository Services and Date and Time Stamp Services.
This provides for the use, security, facilitation and regulation of electronic communications and transactions; encourage the use of e-Government services and provide for related matters;
The purpose of these Regulations is to operationalize the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA). The Regulations provide further detail to the ETA with regard to authentication of data messages;
