Affirming that the revised Law on Electronic Transactions will create a new and broader development space for businesses providing public digital signature authentication (CA) services, the NEAC representative said that public CAs should grasp this chance.
Promoting full electronic transactions
An important content in the program of the technical symposium and the second quarter briefing between the National Electronic Authentication Center (NEAC) and the public CAs taking place on June 27 is the exchange and presentation of orientations for industry development when the Law on Electronic Transactions (amended) was approved by the National Assembly.
At the conference, the representative of the Drafting Team of the revised Law on Electronic Transactions (hereinafter referred to as the Law Group) disseminated the main contents of this Law to public CAs.
Being effective from July 1, 2024, the revised Law on Electronic Transactions includes 8 chapters with 53 articles. In addition to stipulating general issues, the Law also specifically stipulates data messages, electronic signatures and trusted services, conclusion and performance of electronic contracts, and electronic transactions in state agencies. , information system in service of electronic transactions, state management of electronic transactions, terms of implementation. In particular, electronic signatures and trusted services are the most influential content for public CAs.
The main content of the revised Law on Electronic Transactions is to promote the whole process of electronic transactions, with four groups of issues including: legal value, reliable service, promotion policy and management policy. Regarding the scope of regulation, the Law amending and removing the exclusions of the Law on Electronic Transactions 2005 to expand the scope of application of electronic transactions to all activities of social life. Thereby, it helps many specialized laws to take effect immediately in the digital environment.
Representative of the Law Development Team introduced the highlights of the revised Law on Electronic Transactions
Along with stating eight prohibited acts in electronic transactions, the representative of the Law Group also said that, according to the provisions of the revised Law on Electronic Transactions, electronic certificates represent all types of licenses. , diplomas, certificates, certifications... help to solve the biggest problem in online public services, which is the result of electronic administrative procedures.
In particular, the Law recognizes the legal validity for such contents and fields as: Digital signatures for official use provided by the Government Cipher Commitee; specialized electronic signature issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications with the Certificate of satisfaction of security conditions; public digital signatures provided by eligible businesses licensed by the Ministry of Information and Communications; electronic certificates; digital signature service; e-transaction support policies of state agencies…
In the content of disseminating the main points of the revised Law on Electronic Transactions, the representative of the Law Group noted the transition provisions to public CAs. Accordingly, previously issued digital certificates that are still valid shall continue to comply with the old regulations and have the same validity as "digital signature certificates" under this Law; Licenses and certificates issued before are still valid, they may continue to be used until the expiration of the term.
Besides, the previous registration confirmation for providing electronic contract authentication services in commerce will continue to be used until June 30, 2027. If the application for registration of the provision of e-contract authentication services in commerce has been submitted before but there is no confirmation of registration, the regulations on e-commerce shall continue to apply.
Opening up new opportunities for public CAs
Representatives of the public CAs attending the conference all agreed that the revised Law on Electronic Transactions, which is passed by the National Assembly and will take effect in 2024, is a great opportunity, helping the market to become more and more popular and extending.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Trien, Director of the Center for IT Solutions and Digital Services of Viettel Telecommunications Corporation emphasized: "When this Law project is passed, which will contribute to the development of society in the coming time as well as the development of the society, giving out new opportunities for service providers like Viettel-CA”.
Mrs. To Thi Thu Huong, Director of the National Center for Electronic Authentication spoke at the conference
Making speech at the conference, Mrs. To Thi Thu Huong, Director of NEAC affirmed that the revised Law on Electronic Transactions will definitely create a new and gradually open development space for businesses providing signature authentication services. public number. Therefore, public CAs need to be the pioneer to seize this opportunity. The future public CAs will not only stop at the digital signature space, but also expand the market with a variety of data messaging services.
NEAC leaders also especially emphasized the need to build a legal corridor to implement the Law on Electronic Transactions (amended) in order to create favorable conditions for domestic enterprises and organizations to quickly dominate the market. To carry out this task, it is crucial to have close coordination between NEAC, ministries, sectors and businesses to soon issue Decrees and Circulars guiding the implementation of the Law.
Sharing with VietNamNet about the perspective of the Vietnam Internet Association, Vice President and General Secretary Vu The Binh said that in order for the revised Law on Electronic Transactions to come into practice, agencies and organizations must also focus on communication and advocacy for the shift to electronic transactions right after this Law takes effect. This play an vital role in influencing and changing the habits of stakeholders.
“We already have an example of the inertia of the 'corporate seal'. The new Enterprise Law stipulates "openly" about seals, but in reality, not many companies, including newly established companies, create their "seal" in the spirit of "openness", and still use their seals in the old style," added Mr. Vu The Binh.
Expressing his agreement with the view that the revised Law on Electronic Transactions will create a new market for digital technology businesses to develop, Mr. Vu The Binh said, the Laws are adjusted and updated, having promoting effect will create conditions for related industries to develop. However, the level of development depends on many factors, including the willingness to make a change from traditional transactions to electronic transactions of businesses, people, and of course. of all state agencies providing public services”.
Source: vietnamnet.vn
