Development of electronic transactions and on-line business

Completion stages: 1 = Planning stage, 2 = In progress, 3 = Completed

Measures	Responsibility	Timetable	Details of progress	Contact person	Completion stage
18. The use of electronic transactions in public administration will be developed by implementing measures contained in the Government’s Information Society Programme.	Ministry of Finance , Ministry of the Interior, Prime Minister's Office, other ministries	Continuing	The development of electronic transactions is being supported, and new measures in the Information Society Programme are being launched. The Ministry of Finance began drawing up a national strategy on electronic transactions in collaboration with municipalities and state institutions in August 2004. The matter is under preparation.	Ministry of Finance: Seppo Kurkinen Ministry of the Interior: Eino Hosia Prime Minister’s Office: Marit Olander, Katrina Harjuhahto-Madetoja	2
19. Fair terms and conditions will be secured for the commercial utilization of public sector information.	Ministry of Finance , Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry	December 31, 2004	The deadline for implementation of the Directive was July 1, 2005. The working group preparing the matter declared that the existing Finnish national legislation, especially the Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999) and the Act on Criteria for Charges Payable to the State (150/1992, as amended), corresponds with the requirements and obligations of the Directive. In addition, currently before Parliament is a proposal (HE 20/2005) for revising the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, which proposes clarifying the provisions that apply to changes made to documents and information given under the Act.	Ministry of Finance: Juhani Korhonen Ministry of Transport and Communications: Juha Perttula Ministry of Education: Jukka Waldén Ministry of Justice: Anna-Riitta Wallin Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Risto Yrjönen	2
20. Municipal on-line services will be expanded substantially in line with the Government’s Information Society Programme; a considerable proportion of municipal procurement will be handled on-line; all the main municipal service processes will be charted; and joint services in public administration will be expanded substantially.	Ministry of the Interior , Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Prime Minister's Office, municipalities	December 31, 2005	Ministry of the Interior: The JUPA project for on-line public services. Process models for seven service entities were defined in ten sub-projects in 2004. New electronic services are being introduced in eight different regional sub-projects across the country during 2005. More information: www.jupa.fi. Ministry of Finance: The lomake.fi web service contains a range of on-line forms for municipal e-services and is a cost-effective way of implementing public-sector electronic services. Recommendations on electronic purchasing and transactions are being prepared together with the municipalities. The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities set up a public purchasing consultancy unit in 2004. The KuntaTIME working group report has been completed.	Ministry of the Interior: Pia Paaso Ministry of Finance: Seppo Kurkinen Prime Minister’s Office: Katrina Harjuhahto-Madetoja	2
21. The need to develop consumer rights for broadband and other communications services will be investigated.	Ministry of Transport and Communications , Finnish Consumer Agency	May 31, 2004	- Report completed on May 15, 2004. - A working group set up separately by the Ministry of Transport and Communications will submit its proposals on amending the consumer provisions of the Communications Market Act in the form of a Government proposal in autumn 2005.	Ministry of Transport and Communications: Ministry of Transport and Communications: Liisa Ero, Riku Ahola, Laura Vilkkonen Ministry of Justice: Marjo Lahelma Finnish Consumer Agency: Riitta Kokko-Herrala, Anja Peltonen, Päivi Seppälä Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority: Pekka Koskenheimo, Sanna Hughes	3
22. The Ministry of Education’s 2010 strategy concerning culture in the information society and the measures in its action programme will be implemented.	Ministry of Education	Continuing	Launch of the strategy entitled ‘Culture in the Information Society 2010’ and the action plan contained therein. 1. Preparation work for establishing a radio and TV archive has begun. 2. Media violence project has begun. 3. Cultural heritage digitization projects are continuing. 4. Projects for enhancing domestic content production are continuing.	Leena Laaksonen 1. Veikko Kunnas 2. Kristina Hautala-Kajos 3. Päivi Salonen 4. Leena Laaksonen	1 and 2 1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 2
23. The legislation on electronic identification will be kept up to date in the manner demonstrated necessary by an assessment of the effects.	Ministry of Transport and Communications	Continuing	- An assessment has been made of the impact of the Act on Electronic Signatures (14/2003). - A project has been launched on the information security requirements of biometric identification and the need for regulation from the privacy protection viewpoint.	Juha Perttula	2
24. The provision on the right of an added-value service supplier to obtain invoicing data on one of its customers from a telecommunications company will be effectively introduced as soon as the Act on data protection in electronic communications (Government bill HE 125/2003) is put into effect.	Ministry of Transport and Communications	July 1, 2004	- Monitoring group was set up May 2004.	Kristiina Pietikäinen	2
25. The legislation on immaterial rights will be kept up to date and will take account of developments in the information society.	Ministry of Education , Ministry of Trade and Industry	Continuing	- A Government proposal concerning the Copyright Act was issued on March 18, 2004.	Jorma Waldén	2
26. The need for a cluster programme on broadband services will be investigated.	Ministry of Transport and Communications , Ministry of Trade and Industry	August 30, 2004	- Preliminary investigation was launched. - Tender invitations sent out March 15, 2004. - Supplier chosen and preliminary investigation under way. - Interim report produced June 29, 2004. - Decision taken not to launch a cluster programme.	Ministry of Transport and Communications: Tatu Tuominen Ministry of Trade and Industry: Tero Kuitunen Uusimaa Employment and Economic Development Centre: Petra Tarjanne	3