The Amman government will endorse an amended e-transactions draft law next month in a bid to promote and protect financial transactions online, according to Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Marwan Juma.
The new draft law will acknowledge electronic signatures as legal documents, a big step towards boosting the speed and ease of transacting deals in Jordan. This is also part of the government’s plan of promoting e-government services as well as facilitating e-transactions.
In conjunction with the planned legislation changes, the government plans to develop software that protects e-commerce correspondences, transactions and documentations, according to Juma.
“We do not expect e-commerce to flourish overnight. We are aware it will take time, but the law is a key pillar towards that goal,” Juma said.
Abed Shamlawi, Int@j CEO, said the amended law addresses gaps in the 2001 temporary e-transactions law, adding that developments in the sector required an update to the legislation.
But Younes Arab, chairman of the Arab Law Group, said for the new amended law to be effective, additional laws must be endorsed.
Arab said the lack of laws protecting personal data and specifying types of e-services and the responsibility of service providers will hinder the implementation of the e-transactions law.
Other related stories: