Country Readiness Assessment Report – Kyrgyzstan of information. The laws “About legal protection of computer programs and databases” and “About legal protection of chips” have been approved. A decree on punishment for computer information crimes exists in the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. However, there are no decrees in the field of management of state and non-governmental information resources. The decree “About insurance of information risks” has not yet been issued. Use of modern technologies can cause financial losses as a result of information risks, and insurance is seen as the solution to this problem. An association of communication operators was established in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2001. The association has actively participated in the formulation of normative acts in the information technologies field. Recently, the association opposed an attempt by Kyrgyztelecom to charge payments for local phone calls on a time basis. Such a step would negatively affect the majority of Internet users who use dial-up access. 21