Country Readiness Assessment Report – Kyrgyzstan . 5.1 Development of ICT in different sectors 5.1.1 Legislation For sufficient development of ICTs, the following decrees should be adopted: • • • • • • • • • About Internet Information security Electronic documents Electronic payment Digital signatures Electronic stamps Information resources Insurance of information risks Personal data protection. In view of the rapid development of IT, the process of legislation should be accelerated. 5.1.2 Electronic government Electronic government is the system of interactive communications between citizens and the state. It is necessary to create centres providing information and communication services. 5.1.3 Development of electronic entrepreneurship The following factors are essential for the development of electronic commerce: • • • • • • • • an increase in the population’s wealth and an improvement in the market. For buyers, an ability to pay for goods, and for sellers, an ability to pay for the creation and maintenance of electronic commerce systems; an increase in the number of Internet users; promotion of Internet in the society; creation of reliable national electronic payment systems that provide access to financial information (bank accounts, credit cards etc.) through the Internet; organization of courier delivery services with possibilities to pay in cash; elimination of psychological barriers in shopping online through marketing and advertisement activities; creation of a legal basis. Security is one of the most important issues in electronic commerce; and training of specialists. 5.1.4 ICT development in the educational sector High school system • improve the quality of training (including upgrading of knowledge) of teachers of informatics at high schools; foresee targeted financing from all sources (state and local budgets, budgets of educational institutions, loans, grants, sponsorship, etc.) for implementation and development of ICT in the educational sector; 38