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Cabinet Decision No. 705 of 2024 Establishing 'My State' E-Government Platform

26-12-2024·مجلس الوزراء·الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات
Analysis
Summary

The Cabinet establishes a centralized electronic platform ('My State') to digitize government services and issue official documents with full legal validity. The platform will be managed by the Government Communication Center with operational oversight by the General Authority for Information and Communications and Technology Holding Company. All public and private entities must recognize documents issued through the platform as legally equivalent to paper documents.

Business Implication

Foreign companies operating in Libya will need to adapt their systems to verify QR-coded electronic documents from the new platform and may eventually be required to interact with government entities primarily through this digital channel. This represents a significant shift toward e-government that could streamline administrative processes, but implementation timelines and technical specifications remain undefined. Companies should monitor rollout phases and ensure their compliance systems can interface with the platform's verification protocols. The centralization of government services could reduce bureaucratic friction if executed competently.

Key Provisions
Electronic documents issued through the platform have full legal equivalence to paper documents and must be recognized by all public and private entities (Article 5)
All entities must update their systems to verify electronic documents using QR code technology (Article 7)
Platform ownership and all intellectual property rights vest exclusively in the Government Communication Center; data cannot be modified or transferred without explicit prior approval (Article 4)
Platform must apply highest cybersecurity standards for data protection and encryption while introducing document authentication mechanisms (Article 3)
Fee collection mechanism to be established in coordination with Ministry of Finance and must comply with regulatory controls for electronic payments (Article 6)
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