{"title": "CSD Drafts a Bill Regulating The Use Of Electronic Signature","content": "
A bill regulating the use of electronic signature will be introduced in the Council of Ministers by the year's end, Grozdan Karadjov, Chief Secretary of the Transport and Communications Ministry, told a news conference on Monday. The main provisions are being drafted by experts of the Center for the Study of Democracy and the American Bar Association. The leaders of the Bulgarian Association for Information Technology said they were planning to take part in the drafting. An exhibition entitled 'BAIT Internet Expo and Telecomex 2000' is opening in Sofia on April 19, said Ivan Ivanov, Manager of Bulgarreklama, one of the organizers. The international exhibition will be held under the auspices of the transport minister. Some 60 companies, including the Bulgarian Telecoms Company (BTC), Mobikom, Mobiltel, Risk Electronics and Siemens, as well as the Bulgarian Industrial Association, have been invited. Specialized seminars on the Internet services provided by the BTC and on the place of small and medium-sized business on the Web will be held during the April 19-22 exhibition.