Digital signatures and the new legal reality

Can a simple click create the same legal obligations as signing a contract? In the era of digital governance and electronic transactions, the answer is evidently yes. The introduction of the digital signatures in Cyprus brings citizens face to face with a new reality. They sign more easily than ever before, yet they are bound just as seriously.

One of the key questions that arises is whether the digital signature is something different from an electronic signature or whether it replaces it...