National ICT Strategic Plan Government of St Kitts and Nevis Property Rights. z Electronic Transactions Legislation – This project component would ensure the preparation of an Act of Parliament for the facilitation and recognition of electronic contracts, the creation and exchange of electronic communication, the establishment of a Certification Authority and the accreditation of Certification Service Providers and the facilitation of the recognition of electronic filing by Government departments. – This project component also envisages institutional and capacity building in Government for the accreditation of Service Providers under the proposed Act of Parliament and the development of legal standards with UNCITRAL Secretariat as well as assisting in the formulation of appropriate regulations. z ICT Crimes Unit (ICTCU) – The ICTCU would function as the convenor in a review of the Computer Crimes Bill. This project component would o Examine the criminal implications of spamming and e-surveillance o Facilitate the establishment of a specialized Digital Forensic Lab in the Police Department for the enforcement of Computer Crimes o Create the framework for the analysis of forensic evidence. o Build capacity of enforcement officials o Establish linkages with foreign enforcement agencies. z Data Protection – The aim here is to develop and implement legislative or other measures to ensure that St Kitts and Nevis meets the adequacy levels required by the EU Directive on Data Protection (and other important standards), and promote institutional development for data protection and privacy issues. – This would help to ensure that St Kitts and Nevis complies with required international legal standards for the development of the IT Enabled Services sector and the Business Process Outsourcing sector Ministry of Finance, Sustainable Development, Information and Technology November, 2006 4