Table of Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Approach and Methodology 2. Legal Framework and Recommendations 2.1 Electronic transactions 2.1.1 General provisions 2.1.2 Issues of validity 2.1.3 Communications process 2.1.4 Government acts and transactions 2.1.5 Liability issues 2.1.6 Institutional implications 2.2 Electronic signatures and authentication 2.3 Computer crime 2.3.1 Substantive offences 2.3.2 Criminal procedure 2.4 Consumer protection 2.5 Data protection and privacy 3. Conclusions and way forward Annexes I. List of Recommendations II. United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005) III. Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (2001) 2

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