An overview of the Gambia’s cyber policy landscape is available on the UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal Project
ICT Policy & Regulation – Institutional Strengthening (iPRIS) – Boosting the Capacities of African Telecom Regulators Through Peer to Peer Learning
Implementors
- Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER)
- The Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR)
- Sweden – Post and Telecom Authority (PTS)
Themes & Topics
ICT Policy & Regulation – Institutional Strengthening (iPRIS) – Boosting the Capacities of African Telecom Regulators Through Peer to Peer Learning
ICT Policy & Regulation – Institutional Strengthening (iPRIS) contributes to bridging the digital divide by enhancing inclusive and meaningful digital connectivity in Africa. It does so by boosting the capacities of African telecom regulators through peer-to-peer learning with African and European counterparts.
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Her CyberTracks
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Implementors
- Germany – Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Cyber Security Culture & Skills
- Education, Training & Workforce Development
Her CyberTracks
The Her CyberTracks Project aims to promote the equal, full, and meaningful representation of women in cybersecurity for a more resilient cyberspace for all. Additional Contact Information womenincyber@itu.int
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Partnership for Strengthening Cybersecurity
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 18 more
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Partnership for Strengthening Cybersecurity
The Partnership for Strengthening Cybersecurity project reinforces selected bilateral and regional partners’ capabilities to prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber security threats. The partnership will initially be implemented with Ukraine, the Western Balkans and the ECOWAS Commission.
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Enhancing cyber diplomacy capabilities and coordination in the ECOWAS region
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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Enhancing cyber diplomacy capabilities and coordination in the ECOWAS region
The EU ISS and GFCE workshop offers ECOWAS countries the support to identifying CCB needs, sharing knowledge and best practices, and setting CCB priorities as they pertain to developing national and regional cyber diplomacy capacities.
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WORKSHOP series in the framework of G7
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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WORKSHOP series in the framework of G7
The GFCE workshops offer ECOWAS countries the support to identifying CCB needs, sharing knowledge and best practices, and setting CCB priorities. The outcome of the series consists of a White Paper with recommendations for a three-year West African G7 CCB programme and the establishment of an ECOWAS G7 CCB platform.
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Commonwealth National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Community: Strengthening Capabilities, Promoting International Cyber Security Standards and Skills and Facilitating Collaboration
Beneficiary Countries
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Gambia (the)
- + 49 more
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Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- National Computer Security Incident Response
Commonwealth National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Community: Strengthening Capabilities, Promoting International Cyber Security Standards and Skills and Facilitating Collaboration
This project continued the work of the ‘Commonwealth CSIRT community – Extension’ into 2022 by maintaining the CSIRT community network and diving deeper into the topics of threat and resilience; technology and ecosystem; global leadership and influence; and human rights.
Combatting Cybercrime in the Commonwealth
This project will build upon the Commonwealth Secretariat’s previous cybercrime capacity building work to increase awareness of cybercrime in the Commonwealth
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African Commonwealth National Cyber Risk Assessment Community
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Themes & Topics
- Cyber Incident Management & Critical Information Protection
- Critical Information Infrastructure Protection
African Commonwealth National Cyber Risk Assessment Community
This project supports African Commonwealth countries with capacity building work packages that are tailored to help address the most critical risks and capacity gaps that were identified by the earlier National Cyber Risk Assessment project with 10 Commonwealth countries in Africa during 2019-2020.
Chevening Cyber and Tech Scholarship
The project funded 3 scholars from The Gambia, Uganda and Zambia who completed their Masters on the Chevening programme from Sept 2020 – August 2021. A further 3 scholars from the Solomon Islands, Pakistan and Kenya will start their Masters in Sept 2021 – August 2022.
Commonwealth CSIRT community – Extension
This project extended the ‘Commonwealth Cyber Security Incident Response Team Workshops’ project with the aim of creating an online information-sharing portal for Commonwealth member incident response teams and related professionals.
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Women in Cyber (WiC) Mentorship Programme – ITU
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Women in Cyber (WiC) Mentorship Programme – ITU
The Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme, part of ITU’s Cyber Skills Development initiatives, empowers women in cybersecurity through mentorship, training, and role model engagement. It includes webinars, technical and soft skills courses, and mentorship circles, complementing sister projects like Her CyberTracks to advance gender equality and professional capacity in cybersecurity […]
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Cybersecurity Clinic
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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Cybersecurity Clinic
World Bank – West Africa Cybersecurity Clinic 22nd-25th October 2018, Accra (Ghana) This clinic benefitted one policy, legal and regulatory framework expert or strategy specialist in the area of cybersecurity.
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Cyber Risk Management
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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Cyber Risk Management
United States – ECOWAS National Action and Regional Cooperation: ‘Cyber Risk Management’ Garmisch, Partenkirchen (Germany), 23rd-27th April 2018 Beneficiaries included representatives involved in cybersecurity initiatives including strategic planning, legislation development, cross-ministerial collaboration, cyber education and training, investigations, and governmental oversight.
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Child Online Protection (COP) and Capacity Enforcement
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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Themes & Topics
Child Online Protection (COP) and Capacity Enforcement
Regional Workshop on Child Protection (COP) and Capacity Enforcement on ‘Children and Mobile Technology’. Abuja (Nigeria) 5th-6th March 2018. Beneficiaries included representatives of the Ministry in charge of ICT.
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Capacity Building on Cyber Legislation
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 12 more
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