አቶ ገብረመስቀል (Gebremeskes Gebrewahd) ወቅታዊ የሆነን ጉዳይ በማንሳትህ ላመሰግንህ እወዳለሁ፡፡ ባነሳኸው ጥያቄ ማለትም የሳይበር ክልል በሃገሮች ሉአላዊነት ላይ ምን ፋይዳ አለው? የሳይበር ክልል መተዳደር ያለበት በሃገራዊ ህግ ነው ወይስ በአለም አቀፍ ህግ? በሚሉ ጉዳዮች ላይ የኔ አስተያየት የሚከተለው ይመስላል። በኔ እምነት በቅድሚያ በሚከተሉት ጥያቄዎች ላይ ግልፅ መሆን ያስፍልጋል።

Is the law of sales applicable to contracts for the supply of software? Assume a government authority has bought software from a software company. A defect in the software led to a massive loss of money. Can the manufacturer be held liable for the injury caused by the defective computer software?

Like many other countries around the globe, Ethiopia has embraced ICTs and ICT based services as key enabler for social and economic development in the country. Various efforts are also underway to significantly increase Internet connectivity speeds and access. But greater bandwidth will not only mean faster and better internet access but also faster and better means to launch cyber-attacks and opens more opportunities for criminals to exploit naïve users.