Electronic Government
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THE ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT ACT, 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
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Short title and commencement
Interpretation
Application of Act
PART II
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF E-GOVERNMENT
Guiding principles for e-government
PART III
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT DIVISION
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Establishment of electronic Government Division
Functions of Division
National Coordinator and other staff
PART IV
CONTROL OF E-GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Scope of application
National e-government plan
Electronic access to Government
Electronic means of payment
Required documentation and data sharing
Electronic record-keeping
Conversion and destruction of original paper documents
Access to files
Optimisation of administrative procedures and information on status of
progress
Joint automated procedures
Requirements pertaining to provision of data
Electronic forms
Data protection
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K40.00 each.