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Cyber law and cyber security in developing and emerging economies / Zeinab Karake Shalhoub and Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2010Description: v, 239 p. 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781845428716
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 343.1240999 KAR
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This book reveals that the diffusion of cyber activities in developing and emerging economies is relatively low, with the main stumbling blocks resting in regulatory, cultural, and social factors. The authors argue that cyber crimes constitute a prime obstacle to the diffusion of e-commence and e-governments in developing economies, and governments have an important role in developing control mechanisms in the form of laws. However, setting appropriate policies and complementary services, particularly those affecting the telecommunications sector and other infrastructure, human capital and the investment environment, severely constrains Internet access. Using both strategic and operational perspectives, the authors discuss the concrete experience of constructing and implementing cyber laws and cyber security measures in developing and emerging countries,

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