Definition of Data

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Main Focus of Document

Provides general information as to why Bahamas is an attractive e-business location.

Target Beneficiaries or Sector

General Public

Key Elements

Outlines why The Bahamas is a country of choice for businesses in the electronic era, and provides some objectives for developing Bahamian students and adults so that they can function in a technical environment

Key elements include:
An E-Business Development Office has been established to facilitate the development of E-Business and the strategy for a digital economy, which is being guided by the following policy framework:
• The creation of an internationally compatible legal and regulatory framework that accommodates rules for commercial transactions;
• A conducive system for the protection of intellectual property rights in cyberspace;
• Security, interoperability and interconnection of information systems;
• Issues relevant to privacy, such as protection for personal information and confidentiality of consumer related matters;
• The development of technologically-competent human resource capabilities;
• The principle of universal access that ensures the availability of Internet access at affordable prices; and
• A universal service policy that guarantees internet access free of charge to various public, educational, health and social organizations.

Policy/Regulation Mirrors

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