e-commerce act of 2000

8/7/2019 E-Commerce Act of 2000

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First GEPCSET Roadshow

09 September 2009

MARIA LOURDES A. YAPTINCHAY

Director, E-Commerce Office

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Department of Trade and Industry


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Do you feel confident and secure

to do your transactions online?


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Barriers to electronic commerce

still exist . . .

Lack of trust

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Uncertainty about the regulatory environment

Achieving a balance between self-regulation and a

ega ramewor w no e easy .

Logistical problems (e.g. payment, delivery)

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conducting commercial transactions

framework

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Republic Act No. 8792

An Act Providing for the Recognitionand Use of Electronic Commercial and

-Documents, Penalties for Unlawful Use

Thereof and For Other Purposes

Part I : Short Title and Declaration of Policy

Part II : Electronic Commerce in General

Chapter I : General Provisions

apter : ega ecogn t on o ectron c ata essages an ectron c ocuments

Chapter III : Communication of Electronic Data Messages or Electronic Documents

Part IV: Electronic Transactions in Government

Part V : Final Provisions

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o ac a e omes c an n erna ona ea ngs,

transactions, arrangements, agreements, contracts and

through the utilization of electronic, optical and similar

medium, mode, instrumentality and technology

to reco nize the authenticit and reliabilit of electronic

documents related to such activities

an to promote t e un versa use o e ectron c transact ons

in the government and the general public.

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E-COMMERCE ACT

mp emen ng u es an egu a onsand Related Issuances

Executive Order No. 264 Establishing the Information Technology and E-

Commerce Council ITECC from the Mer er of the National Information

Technology Council (NITC) and the Electronic Commerce Promotion

Council (ECPC) (12 July 2000). ITECC was abolished per EO 334 issued on

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Implementing Rules and Regulations of the ECA (13 July 2000)

Supreme Court Memorandum No. 01-7-01 - Rules on Electronic Evidence

(17 July 2001)

Joint DTI-DOST Department Administrative Order No. 2 Providing

Implementing Rules and Regulations for Electronic Authentication and


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IRRs and Related Issuances

NCC Memorandum Circular No. 2002-01 Guidelines on Creation of the

Agencys Official Website and Compliance to E-Commerce Law and Stage

One of the UN-ASPA Stages of E-Government (11 July 2002) and

succeeding circulars to comply with Stage 2 and 3

BSP Circular No. 269 New Guidelines on E-Banking Activities (21

December 2000)

Republic Act No. 9184 Government Procurement Reform Act (08

October 2003)

Executive Order No. 269 Creating the Commission on Information and

Communications Technology (CICT) (12 January 2004)

CICT Memorandum Circular No. 1 Guidelines in the Administration ofthe .ph Domain Name (August 2004)

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Executive Order No. 482 Creating the National Single Window TaskForce for Cargo Clearance (27 December 2005)

BSP Circular No. 511 Guidelines on Technology Risk Management (03

February 2006) DTI DAO No. 8, Series of 2006 Prescribing Guidelines for the Protection

of Personal Data in Information and Communications Systems in thePrivate Sector (21 July 2006)

BSP Circular No. 542 Consumer Protection for Electronic Banking (01September 2006)

- o n o. , er es o u e nes mp emen ng8792 on Electronic Payment and Collection System in Government (25October 2006)

NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-06-2007 Data Log Retention ofTelecommunications Traffic (08 June 2007)

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Guidelines (08 June 2007)9


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Joint DTI-DOH-DA Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2008 Rules andRegulations for Consumer Protection in a Transaction Covered by the

Consumer Act of the Philippines (RA 7394) through Electronic Means (RA

DTI Department Order No. 09-16 Institutionalizing an E-Commerce Unitin DTI which shall be referred to as the E-Commerce Office (06 March

BSP Circular No. 649 Guidelines Governing the Issuance of ElectronicMone E-Mone and the O erations of Electronic Mone Issuers EMI inthe Philippines (09 March 2009)

Executive Order No. 810 Institutionalizing the Certification Scheme for-Government Services (15 June 2009)

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2. Role of the Private Sector

3. International Coordination and Harmonization

4. Neutral Tax Treatment

5. Protection of Users

6. Electronic Commerce Awareness

7. Small and Medium Enterprises

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9. Government as a Model User

10. Convergence11. Domain Name System

12. Access to Public Records

. spute ec an sms

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Building user and consumer trust

s v a or e-commerce o grow

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We need to ut u the e-commerce illars

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A US$2.3 million project funded by KOICA (2008-2009). Involves the development of a master plan, establishment of a Root

CA and Government CA (to be operated by the CICT-NCC, which will

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(by the Bureau of Internal Revenue).

building programs; consultancy services and dispatch of experts;

and equipment, materials and software for the Pilot PKI System andPKI Center.

Proponents: DTI and CICT-NCC

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Electronic commerce is lobal it knows

no boundaries.

New and more direct relationships

between businesses and consumers are

forged.

Coordinated, consistent national

olicies are necessar .

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First GEPCSET Roadshow

09 September 2009

MARIA LOURDES A. YAPTINCHAY

Director, E-Commerce Office

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Department of Trade and Industry