Policy and Legislative Framework Questions

Part A: General Awareness and views about the e-Signature Act (ESA)

1. Have you ever heard of the e-Signature transactions before?

If yes, were you aware of the Ugandan e-Signature Act that was passed recently by the Government?

2. What are the key issues that would affect you in the use of the e-Signature transactions?

3. Have you used any e-Signature services before (Any where, not necessarily in Uganda)?

4. What are your views regarding the use of e-Signature?

5. What do you see any challenges to implement the e-Signature Act in Uganda?

6. Suggest possible rules and regulations that need to be developed to address the challenges on e-Signatures implementation you have identified.

Part B: General Awareness and views about the NITA-U Act

1. Had you ever heard of the NITA-U Act before?

2. In your view, what should be the key roles of NITA-U as a controller of the e-Signature business transaction environment in Uganda?

3. What do you see as challenges to implement the NITA-U Act?

4. Suggest possible rules and regulations that need to be developed to address the challenges that might compromise NITA-U’s role.

Part C: Deficiency/Gaps in the Current e-Signature and NITA-U Acts

1. At this point, we welcome any comments that you might have about the sufficiency of the provisions of the ESA itself.

2. If there are any deficiencies, we also request any advice that you might have as to whether the deficiencies can be cured by way of regulations.

3. Specifically, are the definitions adequate and are the distinctions meaningful?

4. If not, can regulations do anything to clarify any inadequacies?

5. Have you identified any Ugandan laws not mentioned, that might be instructive in formulating these regulations?