Act 8 Electronic Transactions Act 2011 (a) enable and facilitate electronic communication and transactions; (b) remove and eliminate the legal and operational barriers to electronic transactions; (c) promote technology neutrality in applying legislation to electronic communications and transactions; (d) provide legal certainty and public confidence in the use of electronic communications and transactions; (e) promote e-Government services through electronic communications and transactions with the Government, public and statutory bodies; (f) ensure that electronic transactions in Uganda conform to the best practices by international standards; (g) encourage investment and innovation in information communications and technology to promote electronic transactions; (h) develops a safe, secure and effective environment for the consumer, business and the Government to conduct and use electronic transactions; (i) (j) 5. promote the development of electronic transactions that are responsive to the needs of users and consumers; and foster economic and social prosperity. PART II—FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Legal effect of electronic records. (1) Information shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforcement solely on the ground that it is wholly or partly in the form of a data message. (2) Information incorporated into a contract that is not in the public domain is regarded as having been incorporated into a data message if the information is— 8