E-Commerce: ICTA Will Provide Trust Seals on Websites Soon

10 years ago - April 14, 2014

Seals confidence will soon be awarded to e-commerce sites hosted in Mauritius. At least to those who breach the code of conduct established by the Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) after consultation with the public.

The regulatory authority said this week that this consultation exercise, which was launched on February 26, has been extended until April 28. The code of conduct will then be created taking into account the ideas and recommendations of each other.

The main objective of this initiative is to ensure that e-commerce sites meet certain basic rules, and at the same time encourage the public to buy products online giving them confidence. The instance indicates that a site Internet listing e-tailers who have received a seal of confidence will be put online as soon as the consultation exercise will end.

Several topics are discussed in the public consultation document, including intellectual property rights, the protection of personal data and the protection of consumers. In a statement issued this week, the ICTA says that guides the online business will be published for the benefit of consumers and merchants at the end of the consultations.

"The system of Trust Logo is a logical and complementary element of the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that has already been implemented in Mauritius to ensure the validity of the full scope of electronic transactions" , specific regulatory authority. The consultation document can be seen on the ICTA website . Here is a direct link to access. ICTA has also created a blog to encourage public debate.

You car read document here (.pdf)

Text by lexpress.mu

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