Key laws related to eGovernment

Like everything in public administration, the development and use of ICT tools is subject to legislation.

The legislative and incentive framework can be divided as follows:

1. Laws related to computerisation and eGovernment (ISVS, basic registers, data interconnection).
2. Laws regulating a specific area of eGovernment (identity, electronic documents, cybersecurity, etc.)
3. Administrative procedural laws with general processes (Administrative Code, Civil Procedure Code, Tax Code)
4. Individual agency laws specifying processes in the agencies (Law on Arms, Law on Road Traffic, Law on Public Health Insurance)
5. Data held for agendas in the Register of Rights and Obligations (these are reference and binding data on the competences and activities within the public administration)

The key laws in the field of eGovernment are in particular:

• Act No. 365/2000 Coll., on Public Administration Information Systems
• Act No. 111/2009 Coll., on Basic Registers
• Law No. 12/2020 Coll., on the Right to Digital Services
• Act No. 300/2008 Coll., on electronic transactions and authorised conversion of documents
• Act No. 499/2004 Coll., on archives and file service
• Act No. 133/2000 Coll., on population registration and birth numbers
• Act No. 328/1999 Coll., on identity cards
• Act No. 297/2016 Coll., on trust services for electronic transactions
• Law No. 250/2017 Coll., on electronic identification
• Act No. 329/1999 Coll., on travel documents
• Law No. 181/2014 Coll., on Cyber Security
• Act No. 106/1999 Coll., on free access to information
• Act No. 222/2016 Coll., on the Collection of Laws and the Collection of International Treaties

Explanations of eGovernment terms are given in the glossary, which is at Glossary of eGovernment terms