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Critical review of the proposed Palestinan electronic commerce and signature laws |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 09:10 |
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This study critically reviews two draft laws prepared by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), namely the Electronic Transactions (E-Commerce) Law and the Electronic Authentications (E-Signatures) Law. It also provides recommendations to improve the draft laws and create a favorable legal environment to facilitate e-commerce in Palestine.
The paper first defines the various aspects of electronic commerce, highlighting its importance and advantages. It concludes that there are currently no true e-commerce activities in Palestine, despite the existence of several companies involved in the field. Reasons for this include the fact that the market is not apparently being developed to deal with such activities, that companies do not have the necessary international expertise and skilled staff, and that legal institutions in Palestine are undeveloped. In addition, the poor legal infrastructure, and current absence of any law that regulates e-commerce, discourages companies and customers from engaging in it.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 12:37 )
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Legal issues posed by M-Commerce |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 08:37 |
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The article discusses a new type of e-commerce that is emerging and it is called M-Commerce. In this type of commerce, known as mobile e-commerce or M-Commerce, the user uses an Internet connection to access the World Wide Web (“web”) from different locations and can engage in purchasing and trading from virtually anywhere. The main legal issues discussed in the article are m-contracts, m-payments, applicable law and jurisdiction, infringement of intellectual property rights mainly copyright, privacy and crimes. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 12:39 )
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Will the Internet remain a global public commons ? |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 06:04 |
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The researcher argues that the Internet, as originally conceived in the early sixties, changed from a nonproprietary environment where everyone could enter and express their views and opinions and publish material freely to an environment which each country is trying to control under its own laws and regulations . New technologies are being deployed to change its infrastructure and design. The article is concluded by certain suggestions that may help in standing firm in front of all these attempts. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 12:41 )
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ICT & digital divide in the Arab World |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 05:51 |
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The research paper discusses the digital divide, one of the most pivotal issues facing governments worldwide.The paper begins by giving an overview of globalization and why it is one of the reasons and catalysts and perhaps solutions behind the digital divide.
It defines the meaning of the digital divide as the uneven adoption of information technologies between technologically developed and developing countries.
The different types of the digital divide are reviewed, mainly the international digital divide and intra-national digital divide are also discussed. The paper mentions the fact that many people wrongly think that digital divide is only associated with developing countries when the digital divide also exists in the developed countries.
The paper tries to answer an important question: Why are developing countries trying to embrace ICT and thus bridge the digital divide? It is important to mention that bridging the digital divide is not a magic formula that will solve all the current problem of the developing world. Rather, it is important to the general development process, particularly the economic development of the developing nations. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 12:42 )
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