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Monday, March 1st, 2010
How will it help you ?
By default the Chief Executive Officer of a private body or the Head of a public body is the Information Officer - this is as per the Promotion of Access to Information Act. This template letter will allow you to change the default ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Many people are asking why they need to be aware of and, comply with the Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI Bill)? What are the risks associated with privacy? What is the impact on an organisation? What is the risk of non-compliance?
Well apart from it being a new law, it ...
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
How will they help you?
The overall objective with a Confidentiality Agreement (or Non-Disclosure Agreement) is to prevent the disclosure of the confidential information that a discloser provides to a recipient.
Who are they suitable for?
Anyone who wants to prevent the disclosure of the confidential information that they provide to someone else.
What ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
If you want to determine whether an email management solution "complies" with the ECT Act, then these are the questions that you should be asking:
Is it capable of storing records in a trustworthy manner?
Does the product protect the integrity, reliability, accessibility and accuracy of information throughout its lifespan?
Does the product ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
This is an index of the legal resources related to the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 from 2006 to 10 September 2009
General
[Journal Articles]
Van Coller, EH De Jure (2006) 39:01:163 - "Transparency and Access to Documents: A General Principle of European Community Law?"
Lewis, D ILJ(UK) (2006) 35:324-328 ...
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
On Friday 14 August 2009, the Protection of Personal Information Bill was passed by Cabinet.
To understand the path that the Bill will now have to follow through Parliament before it comes law, read our post on "The Life Cycle of an Act of Parliament".
Also have a look at the IT ...
Posted in Alerts, Information Management, Information Security, Privacy | No Comments »
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
The new Companies Act 71 of 2008 ("the Act") has been signed into law and addresses various aspects not adequately dealt with in the 1973 Act, including the use of:
information in electronic form;
electronic communications; and
technology.
The new Companies Act enables you to use technology and the electronic form of information and ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
There is a trend for businessmen to demand the signing of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). An NDA is useful:
when someone needs access to an organisations confidential information or trade secrets, for example for the purpose of preliminary discussions and evaluations;
where a purchase of a company is contemplated;
where a joint venture is ...
Posted in Agreements, Clients, FAQs, Goods or Services, Guidance, Information Management, Intellectual Property | No Comments »
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
The acronym ICT is often used in many different contexts. For example, people refer to the ICT industry, ICT sector, ICT companies, ICT law, the ICT BEE Charter, ICT governance and ICT legislation. But what is the acronym ICT actually short for? With the acronym you lose the "and" and ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Watch a demonstration of how quick and easy it is to draft a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in the Michalsons Automated Document Assembly System (MADAS) by clicking on the image below. Best viewed in Fullscreen view. To view in Fullscreen click the button in the middle of the image below the ...
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