President Al-Assad issues law establishing the National Authority for Information Technology Services
President Bashar Al-Assad on Thursday issued Law No. (7) of 2023, providing for establishing the National Authority for Information Technology Services to replace the National Authority for Network Services in order to keep pace with the progress and development in the field of Internet and host services, to support the national software industry and to regulate digital signature services and the multi-task electronic card, and achieve information security in the light of the large spread of smart applications.
The law adds tasks to the new authority and grants it the exclusive right to provide information security services to public entities and to supervise the fulfillment of information security requirements in the private sector.