Uganda: E-Commerce Law, Uganda Leads the Way

To boost electronic commerce and the country's foreign exchange earnings, Uganda is working on legislation that will recognise contracts entered into electronically. Peter Edopu, principal legal officer of the Uganda Law Reform Project, said that the e-commerce law under the E-Transactions, Computer Misuse and Electronic Signatures Bill 2004, the first of its kind in East Africa will recognise electronic signatures and transactions in national and international businesses.