Legal Framework for e-Government By Thushara Suraweera Programme Specialist, ICTA

e-Government Legal Requirements Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003 Electronic Transactions Act No. 19 of 2006 Computer Crime Act No. 24 of 2007

1. Intellectual Property Act WHY ? To protect Intellectual Property… Know what rights you have and what you don’t…

1. Intellectual Property Act © Exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work. Cont.

1. Intellectual Property Act Economic Rights - Licensed Software Right to use Licenses are expensive…!!! MS Office Professional 2010 with Word, Excel, PP, Access, Outlook, Publisher : US $ MS Office Home and Business 2010 with Word, Excel, PP, Outlook : US $ Source : downloaded on ( ) Cont.

1. Intellectual Property Act Pirated Software? ……NO. If convicted…LKR 500,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment LGN No budget…….What now…..!!!! ? Cont.

1. Intellectual Property Act Do you know….!!! Original ownership of economic rights…. Section 14(4) If the work is created pursuant to a commission, the original owner of economic rights shall be, unless otherwise provided in a contract, the person who commissioned the work. Cont.

2. Electronic Transactions Act Facilitates e-Government Section 8 : Recognizes e-Gov activities Provides for the filing, creation, retention, issue and grant of licenses, receipt of payment of money or procurement in electronic form Facilitates e-Government Section 8 (2) Procedures and criteria for Use of Electronic Records and e-Signatures in Government (to be effected by Regulations)

3. Computer Crime Act Computer Crimes Act criminalises…. attempts at unauthorised access to (a) computer or (b) any information held in any Computer and doing same for the commission of any other offence

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