Invitation for Comments – Electronic Transactions Bill, 2025
This review process has resulted in the drafting of a new Bill, the Electronic Transactions Bill 2025, which seeks to provide a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for electronic communications, digital signatures, cybersecurity standards, and electronic government services in Ghana.
NITA hereby invites views and comments from:
- Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
- Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)
- Private sector organizations
- Industry stakeholders and professional associations
- Academia and research institutions
- Civil society organizations
- International development partners
- And the general public
on the proposed provisions and regulatory framework of the NITA Electronic Transactions Bill 2025.
The public consultation period runs from Friday, 17 October 2025 to Friday, 31st October 2025.
Interested parties may access the consultation document via the link provided on the NITA website: www.nita.gov.gh/publicconsultation
All responses and comments should be submitted as email attachments in Microsoft Word format to comments@nita.gov.gh.
Submissions must include a completed Response Cover Sheet, available on Page 4 of the consultation document.
In the interest of transparency, all responses will be considered non-confidential and may be published on the NITA website upon receipt. By submitting a response, contributors grant NITA the right to use the copyright and any associated intellectual property contained in their submission to meet its legal and administrative obligations.
Following the consultation, NITA will finalise the revised Electronic Transactions Bill and forward it to the Minister responsible for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations for onward submission to Cabinet and Parliament in accordance with Section 29(4) of the National Information Technology Authority Bill 2025.
Download the Bill below….