Strategic-level and CIIP Support to Commonwealth Partners
This project helped the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation provide advice, using the Commonwealth Cyber Governance Model, to seven countries as they drafted national cyber security strategies. CTO also advised on strategy implementation plans and approaches to Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP).
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Organised Crime: West African Response on Cybersecurity and Fight Against Cybercrime (OCWAR– C)
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- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
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- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Cybercrime
- Cyber Security Culture & Skills
Organised Crime: West African Response on Cybersecurity and Fight Against Cybercrime (OCWAR– C)
The OCWAR-C project was designed to improve resilience and robustness of information infrastructure and re-improve capacities of relevant stakeholders in charge of fight against cybercrime, through a series of different activities and trainings.
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Cybersecurity Capacity Building 2.0 – Bridging the Digital Divide and Strengthening Sustainable Development
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Cybersecurity Capacity Building 2.0 – Bridging the Digital Divide and Strengthening Sustainable Development
Aims: (i) increase cyber capacities through development and aid projects; (ii) provide advice for how developing countries can establish CCB programmes and utilize private sector expertise; (iii) identify mechanisms that can be built upon for international cooperation at the diplomacy arena on internet governance and cyber security in the global […]
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Stakeholder Consultation and Awareness Building in the African Region
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- Cyber Security Policy and Strategy
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
Stakeholder Consultation and Awareness Building in the African Region
Target groups: Governments, policy makers, parliamentarians (e.g. SADC Parliament Forum), RECs, private sector, civil society, academia, etc. Thematic focus: ICT-related security issues, legislation, awareness Aims / objectives: To support capacity of decision makers and others stakeholders: To ensure better policy and strategy ownership and effective implementation of cyber security policies […]
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Cyber Security and Cybercrime Workshop
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- Cyber Security Policy and Strategy
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Cybercrime
Cyber Security and Cybercrime Workshop
Funding: US (State) Target groups: Government officials. Thematic focus: Address broad issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity while focusing on issues of specific interest to the Lusophone Africa region such as combating cybercrime;mobile phone security;Internet freedom, access, and affordability;and the development of national computer emergency readiness teams, or CERTs. Link: Deputy […]
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Cyber Security Initiative in OAS Member States (*GFCE Initiative)
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Cyber Security Initiative in OAS Member States (*GFCE Initiative)
This initiative recognizes the importance of having a comprehensive approach to addressing cybersecurity issues and aims to support countries in developing an effective response to cyber threats through an integrated approach. The activity areas are amongst others: national cybersecurity strategy development; cybersecurity trainings and workshops; development of a OAS Hemispheric […]
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Internet Infrastructure Initiative (*GFCE Initiative)
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Internet Infrastructure Initiative (*GFCE Initiative)
The aim of this initiative by several members and partners of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (incl. including The Netherlands, Poland, Public/Private Platform Internet Standards, the Kosciuszko Institute and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’), is to help build a robust, open and resilient internet infrastructure to counter […]
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Gender and Cybersecurity: Creating a More Inclusive Digital World (*GFCE Initiative)
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Gender and Cybersecurity: Creating a More Inclusive Digital World (*GFCE Initiative)
There is a clear gender gap in the cybersecurity field. Today, only 10% of the global information security workforces are women. There are many different social, institutional and personal barriers that can hinder women’s advancement in the cybersecurity field. For instance, many studies point out that IT continues to be […]
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CyberGreen Initiative – A Global Community to Measure and Improve Cyber Health (*GFCE Initiative)
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CyberGreen Initiative – A Global Community to Measure and Improve Cyber Health (*GFCE Initiative)
Target groups Cyber Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), Network operators, and Policy makers Thematic focus Metrics, Measurement, and Mitigation of Cyber ecosystem health Aims / objectives Conducting activities focused on helping to improve the health of the global Cyber Ecosystem Providing reliable metrics, measurements, and mitigation best practices to Cyber […]
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Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative (*GFCE Initiative)
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Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative (*GFCE Initiative)
The GFCE-Meridian initiative aims to support government policy makers with responsibility for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) to understand the implications and consequences of cybersecurity issues and to maintain an awareness of current developments. By working together in a global initiative, the initiators leverage their CIIP expertise for the benefit […]
