For cleverly structured customer agreements, follow a modular approach. Each Customer Agreement should be made up of: one or more Orders (this is defined to include goods, licences, services or work orders); and Customer Relationship Terms. All the commercial terms are in [...]
ICT is an acronym for "information, communications and technology". Many people ask, 'What is ICT?' What is the meaning or definition of ICT? The acronym ICT is frequently used in various contexts. For example, people refer to the ICT industry, [...]
This is the ICT Weekly Update on legal, regulatory and policy developments in the ICT industry prepared by Lisa Thornton Inc for clients and colleagues. Michalsons reproduces it, in part, here with the permission of Lisa Thornton Inc. You [...]
Cloud contracts are essential for organisations using the cloud. Cloud computing is where an organisation or individual uses remote servers that are hosted on the internet to manage, store and process data. The role of technology in business operations is [...]
Does South Africa have a digital divide? Does information, communication and technology (ICT) policy lie at the heart of that divide? This is one of the questions the Free Market Foundation's book "The Real Digital Divide" covers, but with [...]
There is always a link between good governance and compliance with the law. Compliance with the law is part of good governance. However, the laws stand on their own. The King Report confirms that you should comply with the law. However, the [...]
Information and Communications Technology Law is a  book recently published by LexisNexis in 2016 dealing with South African law on the topic. It is written by DP van der Merwe, A Roos, T Pistorius, GTS Eiselen and SS Nel.  It is [...]
What is IT Law, ICT law or Cyber Law? Are these the same thing? What do these areas of law cover? Find resources, guidance, solutions and advice on our website. We focus on the law related to ICT: Information [...]
This is not expressly prohibited by any law, but may possibly amount to a contravention of the provisions of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978. Broadly speaking, copyright is the right given to the owner of a copyrighted work not [...]
How can the government's attitude and approach to internet issues best be described? During both the pre and post-apartheid periods, the South African government embarked on a mission to formulate information and communications technology policies. There have been multiple ICT [...]
