Questionnaire for E-signature System in Mauritius
Dear right honorable officials:
In order to provide a comprehensive E-signature System for Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reform in Mauritius, we designed this paper to ask for your option. Please complete and return it to the investigators.
This questionnaire will take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks for your cooperation!
1. General Information
Name ____________
Position ____________
Name of Ministry ____________
2. Do you think Mauritius needs any relevant legislation for E-signature system?
3. Do you think Mauritius needs some technical standards for E-signature system?
4. How many CA institutions in Mauritius currently?
5. Does Mauritius have the product of mobile digital certificate? (Like: USB-Shield)?
6. Is E-government environment able to accept networked E-signature (counter signature)?
7. Do you think what kind of jobs the government departments can do in the aspect of promoting the development of E-signature? (Multiple-options)
A. Improvement of E-signature law
B. Set up credit system
C. Improvement of secure payment system
D. Improvement of relevant construction of infrastructure, like Public Key Infrastructure
E. Alliance of industrial organizations
8. The E-signature system of Mauritius is mainly used in which of the following operation systems? (Multiple-options)?
A. Windows series
B. Linus
C. Unix
D. Mac OS
9. Which of the following terminals are you expecting to use E-signature system? (Multiple-options)
A. Mobile Phone
B. Computer (laptop desktop computer)
C. Tablet Computer
10. Do you think which of the following areas are going to use E-signature system? (Multiple-options)
A. Approval and circulation of government official documents
B. E-mail of both government-level and enterprise-level
C. Press and publications
D. E-commerce
E. Banking and audit
F. Government purchasing and bidding
G. Taxation and commerce industry
11. How about the E-commerce development in Mauritius?
A. Highly developed with relevant sound legislation and very mature E-commerce platform and related technologies
B. More developed with relevant legislation and E-commerce platform and some E-commerce companies
C. General developed, not specific legislation, almost no E-commerce companies, no relevant technologies
D. In the planning stage, government is going to enhance the support of E-commerce. Legislation is drafting, reserves technical personnel and exchange and cooperation with foreign countries
12. Does Mauritius have special password management institutions, like password administration?
13. As you know, how about the government's awareness of the electronic signature technology?
A. It attaches great important to the role of E-signature in the process of informatization building and has already begun to implement relevant policies
B. Began to realize the role of E-signature in information construction and drafting relevant policies
C. Some government officials are unfamiliar with E-signature technology and they need to be trained
D. Governments have a conservative attitude to E-signature technology
14. Does government have any plan and financial budget in E-government and other information construction?
A. Has a plan, but budget is not clear
B. Has a plan with clear budget
C. There is no plan and budget
15. Which of the following are you worried about E-signature technology? (Multiple-options)?
A. It will obstruct the country's information security or not
B. If E-signature implemented, it will make any inadaption for users by changes for current government affairs workflow or not.
C. E-signature can be comprehensive promoted in Mauritius domestic or not
D. High cost for E-signature building
16. What is your attitude about E-signature system? (Multiple-options)?
A. Very interested in and be willing to promote this technology in Mauritius
B. Not too interested in
C. Completely not interested in
17. How do you know about E-signature system?
A. Very familiar with
B. Familiar with
C. Know nothing about it
18. Has Mauritius government organized any informatization training and meetings?
A. Very many
B. Organized some
C. Not yet
19. Would you like to attend the meeting or training about government information?
A. Very willing
B. Can be considered
C. Unwilling
20. How about the network infrastructure level in your country?
A. Good, it has reached the standards in developed countries.
B. General, the main question is network coverage area is limited.
C. Poor, insufficient government input and limited domestic technological level.
21. Would you like to arrange an E-signature technology training aiming at the Government officials in your country?
A. Very willing
B. Can be considered
C. Unwilling
22. Ifitpossible,whichformwouldyouliketochoose?
A. Inviting foreign companies or experts to your country
B. Government officials go out to visit and communicate
C. Take it normalized and held on a regular basis; both forms are accepted.
23. Please briefly talk about your ideas and opinions of government information.
