National ICT Strategic Plan Government of St Kitts and Nevis Electronic Transactions Legislation This strategic 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 facilitate the recognition of electronic filing by Government departments. This project also envisages institutional 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. ICT Crimes The ICTU would function as the convenor in a review of the Computer Crimes Bill. This project component would examine criminal implications of spamming and e-surveillance, and facilitate the establishment of a specialized Computer Crime Forensics Unit (CCFU) in the Police Department for the enforcement of Computer Crimes and also create the framework for the analysis of forensic evidence. Further, capacity building for law enforcement officials would be undertaken under this project as well as developing linkages with foreign law enforcement agencies. To exploit existing synergies across the government, the CCFU may be integrated with the Financial Crimes Unit in the Police Force. 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 promote institutional development for data protection and privacy issues. This would help to ensure that St Kitts and Nevis complies with required legal standards for the development of the IT Enabled Services sector and the BPO sector. Ministry of Finance, Sustainable Development, Information and Technology November, 2006 33