Hence, the requirement for digital signatures among many segments of the community has soared in the recent past. In view of raising awareness about Digital Signatures among the country’s banking fraternity, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) with the support of Ministry of Technology, LankaClear together with Sri Lanka Banks’ Association collaborated to organize a session on ‘Legal Validity of Digital Signatures’ exclusively for the financial services sector. Presenting his views, Mr. Jayantha Fernando, General Counsel and Legal Advisor to ICTA elucidated the participants of the underline principles and the legal framework relating to Digital Signatures. Mr. Fernando is considered as the chief architect of ETA, which has created the enabling framework to launch and operationalize Digital Signatures. Mr Fernando explained in detail about the ETA and its provisions relating to Digital Signatures.

Source: The Nation October 07, 2021 15:00 UTC