President al-Assad issues law establishing the National Authority for Information Technology Services

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad issued on Thursday Law No. (7) of 2023, which stipulates establishing the (National Authority for Information Technology Services) to replace (National Authority for Network Services) in order to keep pace with the progress and development in the field of Internet and host services, support the national software industry, and regulate digital signature services and the multi-tasking electronic card, and achieve information security in light of the large spread of smart applications.

The law added tasks to the new authority and granted it the exclusive right to provide information security services to public entities and supervise the fulfillment of information security requirements in the private sector.

Nisreen Othman / Mazen Eyon