E-Commerce Technology Plan Unveiled in Maryland

Governor Parris Glendening, the Speaker of the Maryland House, and the President of the Maryland Senate have proposed a 12-point technology plan with the goal of making “Maryland the leading e-commerce and digital state in the nation.” The proposals include:

• Establishing a CEO Board of Advisors for e-commerce to advise the
  
  governor on their vision of the future of the Internet and to make
  
  recommendations to improve Maryland’s status as an e-commerce leader.
• Expanding government services on-line with a goal of having 80% of
  
  government services available on-line by 2004.
• Adopting the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, which provide legal recognition to contracts approved by both parties on-line, as well as electronic signatures and electronic records

Additional points include regulating unsolicited e-mail, expanding anti-child pornography laws to the Internet, enabling law enforcement to seize child pornography materials, prohibiting unauthorized access to computers, and protecting citizens from computer crimes.

For more details on the proposal, visit: http://www.techmd.state.md.us