IS THERE THE NEED TO REVIEW GHANA’S ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT 2008 (ACT772)? INTRODUCTION I have since the passing of Ghana’s Electronic Transactions Act 2008 (Act772) wondered whether it was drafted by pure Information Technology (IT) professionals or pure lawyers or a mix of both. Even a mix of both without having lawyers who are “IT compatible” and IT professionals who are “legally compatible” to appreciate the perspectives of each other is still likely to create a disjoint between the law and how information systems work which to me is what we have created in Act 772. I intend to highlight challenges with respect to a few areas and attempt to give solutions to the following to make my case: · E-mailing contracting · Electronic Signatures and Digital Signatures · Liability in Using E-Government Services · Internet Service Providers and their liability with respect to “Take Down Notice” E-MAIL CONTRACTING Traditionally an off
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