Legal Features of Venezuelan E-Government

This article is a review of the legal regulation of electronic government in Venezuela, as of July 2009. There are basically two types of regulation of the use of ICT by government entities; first those that enable legal effectiveness to acts of will produced electronically and also electronic signatures, and those directed to achieve efficiency of the functions of public administration. The analysis of the legislation reveals that Venezuela has a good and modern legal basis for the implementation of ICT by public entities. Therefore, public administration deficiencies on e-government are due to implementation problems rather than legal issues. The authors adopt a broad concept of e-government in order to include all activities of public offices, regardless of their function as long as they interact with citizens or internally. Finally, there is a suggestion made to the judicial system in order to fully implement ICT in the judicial process.