Cyber law must meet global standards<\/p>\n
Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A six-member expert team of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM)
\nurged NAM member countries to adopt international standards for
\ntheir cyber laws to minimize legal barriers in e-commerce, and to
\nprovide a common platform to curb cyber crime.<\/p>\n
The expert team under NAM's Center for South-South Technical
\nCooperation (CSSTC) ended on Tuesday a two-day discussion on
\nstandardizing national e-commerce laws among NAM members.<\/p>\n
CSSTC executive director Omar Halim said making Indonesia's
\ncyber law compatible with international standards would increase
\ninvestor confidence in doing business with Indonesian partners.<\/p>\n
\"A law on e-commerce allows us to conduct transactions, which
\nin the past we did on paper, electronically, yet with a certain
\nmeasure of (legal) protection,\" Omar told reporters.<\/p>\n
He said that Indonesia had yet to deliberate its cyber law
\nwith the bill stuck for two years at the legislature.<\/p>\n
The country's e-commerce industry is still in its infancy
\nalthough many Internet analysts agreed that its growth potential
\nwas high.<\/p>\n
At the same time, however, cyber fraud in credit card
\ntransactions over the Internet, are common in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Legal and Internet experts from Indonesia, Singapore,
\nThailand, Brunei Darussalam, Sri Lanka and Belarus drafted what
\nthey called: The Jakarta Recommendations.<\/p>\n
The document said e-commerce increased chances for NAM member
\ncountries to engage in international trade, particularly for
\nsmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n
\"E-commerce has considerable potential for developing
\ncountries, but the positive impact expected from it would be
\nreduced if users were confronted with doubts as to the legal
\nvalue of electronic commerce transactions,\" the document said.<\/p>\n
It recommended NAM member countries consider adopting the
\nmodel law as outlined by the United Nations Commission on
\nInternational Trade Law (UNCITRAL).<\/p>\n
Other recommendations include that a cyber law should be
\ntransparent and predictable to avoid legal ambiguity between
\ntransacting parties.<\/p>\n
It must also not discriminate between different types of
\ntechnologies, domestic and foreign electronic signatures, and
\ntraditional paper-based and electronic transactions.<\/p>",
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