110. The Government must ensure the legal framework is apt to deter and punish cybercrimes, and must supplement legal measures with enforcement capability and public education. Legal measures may include criminalizing certain behaviours, prescribing standards for admissibility of electronic evidence, enabling electronic evidence gathering, and providing for international assistance and cooperation. User education may include raising awareness about the risks associated with certain conduct, and about security precautions which users can take. 111. It is also important that the Government take steps to protect national security from possible threats posed by ICT. Governments around the world have adopted widely- different measures with the aim of protecting national cyber-security. In cooperation with its regional and international partners, Solomon Islands should explore approaches to cyber-security it would be appropriate to implement. 112. Where consumer transactions may be carried out online, consumers need to have the benefit of legal protection that is equivalent to that which they enjoy when entering transactions offline, in shops or face-to-face. In respect of online consumer transactions, some additional consumer protections may be justified to address risks that do not normally arise in face-to-face dealings:  Consumers should have sufficient information about whether and how to make a purchase – they should not be misled about the identity of the vendor, nature of the goods or services, terms and conditions, or pricing. Consumers’ transactions should be reasonably secure and vendors should respect the privacy of purchasers’ information. Consumers should be able to access affordable, effective and timely means for resolving disputes with vendors. Vendors should not send commercial email (e.g. advertising or “spam”) without consumers’ consent.    Strategies 113. In accordance with the policy principle of “building foundations first,” it is essential to put in place the laws that will support investment in ICT equipment and infrastructure, and give users the confidence to make use of ICT. 114. Elements of a legal environment to support growth in ICT use, and that it will be necessary to establish, include:      Page | 39 Consumer protection laws; Data security and data privacy laws; Legal support for online (electronic) payments; Legal recognition of electronic records; Legal recognition of digital signatures; and Solomon Islands National ICT Policy