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Cyber Security Authority closes consultation on Draft Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill including registration requirements
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On 14 November 2025, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) closes the public consultation on the Draft Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill. The Bill amends the Cybersecurity Act, 2020, to expand the role and functions of the CSA. It defines the CSA’s objectives as regulating cybersecurity activities, preventing and responding to threats, overseeing critical information infrastructure and cybersecurity professionals, combating cybercrime, facilitating the confiscation of cybercrime proceeds, fostering collaboration across sectors, raising public awareness, and engaging internationally. New functions include investigating and prosecuting cybercrime, setting and certifying security standards for emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, cloud services, blockchain, and quantum computing, accrediting cybersecurity institutions and professionals, promoting online protection for vulnerable groups, and safeguarding digital rights. The Bill expands the composition and governance of the Joint Cybersecurity Committee, introducing rules for membership, vacancies, and coordination with sectors to identify risks, develop policies, share information, combat cybercrime, and evaluate cybersecurity measures.
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Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes consultation on Emerging Technologies Bill, 2025
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On 31 October 2025, the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes its consultation on the Emerging Technologies Bill, 2025. The Bill proposes to establish an Emerging Technologies Agency, which includes an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division, with the objective of advancing the adoption of emerging technologies , including AI, blockchain-based technology, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud technology, and quantum computing promoting research and deploying these technologies to boost social and economic productivity. The Agency would provide a set of rules on emerging technology with the aim of securing their efficient and safe deployment. The Bill also outlines general guiding principles which apply to the development and use of emerging technologies, including principles on preventing algorithmic biases and discrimination, ensure transparency and human oversight, and requiring clear labelling and informed consent for consumers. Furthermore, the principles addresses the spread of misinformation and disinformation and outline environmental safeguards for technologies with high energy consumption or electronic waste generation.
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Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes consultation on National Information Technology Authority Bill, 2025 including operational license requirement
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On 31 October 2025, the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes the consultation on the draft National Information Technology Authority Bill, including operational license requirements. The Act would establish a National Information Technology Authority, responsible for regulating and promoting information and communications technologies (ICT) and digital services. Businesses would be required to obtain a license from the Authority prior to engaging in ICT infrastructure installation, ICT development, or the provision of ICT products and services. ICT is broadly defined to include digital hardware and software systems, information systems and digital applications, data centres, hosting facilities, electronic and cloud-based infrastructure, digital innovation, platforms, and emerging technologies deployed in the public sector, and associated standards, architecture, and interoperability frameworks.
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Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes consultation on National Information Technology Authority Bill, 2025 including merger control regulation
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On 31 October 2025, the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations closes a consultation on the draft National Information Technology Authority Bill, including merger control regulation. The Bill would establish a National Information Technology Authority, responsible for regulating and promoting information and communications technologies (ICT) and digital services. ICT service providers would be required to obtain the Authority's approval prior to entering into agreements for the sale or alteration of their business. ICT is broadly defined to include digital hardware and software systems, information systems and digital applications, data centres, hosting facilities, electronic and cloud-based infrastructure, digital innovation, platforms, and emerging technologies deployed in the public sector, and associated standards, architecture, and interoperability frameworks.
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National Information Technology Agency closes consultation on Electronic Transactions Act, 2025 including content moderation regulation
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On 31 October 2025, the National Information Technology Agency closes its consultation on the Electronic Transactions Act, 2025, which includes content moderation regulation. The Act would provide for the liability of intermediaries. Specifically, intermediaries acting as "mere conduit" or for the automatic, intermediate and temporary storage of electronic records on their systems for the purpose of more efficient onward transmission would be exempt from liability for transmitting electronic records provided that they do not modify the record. Intermediaries providing hosting services would not be liable provided that they have no actual knowledge that stored information infringes on the rights of third parties, are unaware of facts from which infringement could be inferred, and act expeditiously to remove information on receipt of a takedown notification. Hosts would only be exempt from liability if they provide the means to receive and process such notifications. Intermediaries are not generally required to monitor the content of information records. Additional obligations apply to Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines with an average of 45 million monthly users, with a significant role in the dissemination and visibility of online information. These service providers must conduct annual risk assessments, submit their risk management practices to third-party audits every two years, and publish biannual transparency reports detailing content moderation actions, the use of automated tools for content moderation, and algorithmic disclosure.
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