NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN 58 The Law on Information Society in a unique systemic fashion should regulate the basic principles for development of information society and technology, financing, institutional framework for development of the information society, measures for monitoring and implementation of the Law. In that way, adequate harmonisation of the various laws and other acts that regulate this substance shall be ensured in accordance with the legal system of the Republic of Macedonia as well as with the European Union acquis. The Law on Electronic Trading should regulate the conditions for performing wholesale and retail through communication means. This Law should be based on the UNICITRAL's Model-Law on Electronic Trading. The passing of the above stated laws shall result in the need to propose adequate amendments and additions to the existing laws and other regulations that regulate specific aspects of the information society in the areas covered in this Strategy. The short-term goal shall be the implementation of the Law on Electronic Communication and passing of the secondary legislation foreseen in this law. The mid-term goal shall be reforming of the judiciary, for the purpose of an efficient and effective protection against misuse, especially of the privacy and of the security of data. At the same time, amendments to the laws should be made in the field of: health, education, trade, economy, finances, banking, taxes, customs, court proceedings, intellectual property, databases, privacy, safety of data, and alike. The above state objectives shall be accomplished through public campaigns, massive training of all entities, and especially of the civil servants, the judges, the prosecutors, the public attorneys, the lawyers, and the employees in the institutions in the field of health, education, culture, science, and other public services. At the same time, the utilisation of the new technology and services should be stimulated by offering a lower customs rate, tax, priority resolving of the cases submitted electronically, etc. 2.7.4 Defined projects Project Priority Activity Area Responsible authorities and stakeholders PG7.01 1 Brining of the Law on Information Society Legislation, O7.01 Ministry of Transport and Communications PG7.02 1 Bringing of Law on Electronic Trading Legislation, O7.02 Ministry of Finance PG7.03 2 Harmonisation of the laws and of Legislation other regulations in respect to and O7.01 and have influence on the information O7.02 society Ministry of Justice PG7.04 5 Training of civil servants, judges, prosecutors, public attorneys, lawyers and the employees in the institutions in the field of health care, education, culture, science and other public services Ministry of Justice Legislation, O7.01, O7.02 and O7.03 NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN