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Doha
Qatar’s always encourages the use of digital transformation in commercial transactions, speakers at a webinar entitled ‘Digital Transformation in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions’ said.
At the webinar held by Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), legal experts said that there are many legislation that support the use of digital applications and modern technology in civil and commercial trials in Qatar.
The webinar, which was held in cooperation with Qatar University, reviewed many challenges facing a digital transformation in the time of coronavirus pandemic.
The webinar was seen by more than 120 followers.
Addressing the webinar, QICCA Board Member Sheikh Thani bin Ali al Thani said that Qatar has adopted a policy of digital transformation in many vital areas, especially by forming the e-government’s steering committee and implementing its policies.
He noted that the digital transformation has become an indispensable necessity for the coming years, affirming that it at the same time poses many legal challenges that need to solved through innovative legislative solutions to keep pace with the technical revolution in information technology.
Tarek Gomaa Rashid, who took part in the webinar, reviewed challenges related to the electronic writing and the position of the Qatari legislator, which approved the authenticity of electronic records and electronic signature in the transactions and Electronic Commerce Law issued in 2010. Another participant, Nesrine Mahasna outlined the challenges related to transformation in electronic signature.
She recommended that the electronic signature should be expanded in the provisions of law and stressed the importance of increasing private sector investment in e-signature delivery services.
For his part, Sami al Rawashda reviewed the British and Jordanian experience in the digital transformation from traditional trials to electronic criminal trials. He also explained its associated challenge in terms of verifying the adequacy of the guarantees established for the accused and the lawyer during the trial that does not prejudice the accused’s basic rights and guarantees.
Underlining the issue of cybercrimes, Ahmed Samir Hassanein said that the volume of cybercrime in the world has reached according to many studies about $1.4 trillion and that there are about 300,000 cybercrimes committed annually.
He stressed the importance of enhancing international cooperation in the field of legislation to combat and eliminate cybercrimes.
Doha
Qatar’s always encourages the use of digital transformation in commercial transactions, speakers at a webinar entitled ‘Digital Transformation in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions’ said.
At the webinar held by Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), legal experts said that there are many legislation that support the use of digital applications and modern technology in civil and commercial trials in Qatar.
The webinar, which was held in cooperation with Qatar University, reviewed many challenges facing a digital transformation in the time of coronavirus pandemic.
The webinar was seen by more than 120 followers.
Addressing the webinar, QICCA Board Member Sheikh Thani bin Ali al Thani said that Qatar has adopted a policy of digital transformation in many vital areas, especially by forming the e-government’s steering committee and implementing its policies.
He noted that the digital transformation has become an indispensable necessity for the coming years, affirming that it at the same time poses many legal challenges that need to solved through innovative legislative solutions to keep pace with the technical revolution in information technology.
Tarek Gomaa Rashid, who took part in the webinar, reviewed challenges related to the electronic writing and the position of the Qatari legislator, which approved the authenticity of electronic records and electronic signature in the transactions and Electronic Commerce Law issued in 2010. Another participant, Nesrine Mahasna outlined the challenges related to transformation in electronic signature.
She recommended that the electronic signature should be expanded in the provisions of law and stressed the importance of increasing private sector investment in e-signature delivery services.
For his part, Sami al Rawashda reviewed the British and Jordanian experience in the digital transformation from traditional trials to electronic criminal trials. He also explained its associated challenge in terms of verifying the adequacy of the guarantees established for the accused and the lawyer during the trial that does not prejudice the accused’s basic rights and guarantees.
Underlining the issue of cybercrimes, Ahmed Samir Hassanein said that the volume of cybercrime in the world has reached according to many studies about $1.4 trillion and that there are about 300,000 cybercrimes committed annually.
He stressed the importance of enhancing international cooperation in the field of legislation to combat and eliminate cybercrimes.
