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ICT Policy & Regulation – Institutional Strengthening (iPRIS) – Boosting the Capacities of African Telecom Regulators Through Peer to Peer Learning
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- Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER)
- The Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR)
- Sweden – Post and Telecom Authority (PTS)
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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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Capacity Building for Southern African States on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms
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Capacity Building for Southern African States on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms
Delivering a 5-day online course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms to government officials from the SADC region.
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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
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- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Gambia (the)
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- 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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- 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.
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 […]
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Southern Africa
The dialogue is part of a Global Dialogue Series being undertaken by ORF America in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, which aims to convene regional meetings to address capacity building around key cyber challenges and complement ongoing international cyber norms processes. At the October 2020 […]
E-learning Measure Scoping Project
This short scoping project comprised a needs assessment to gather input from stakeholders working in cyber policy in Sub-Saharan African countries in order to inform the development of an e-learning measure.
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Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Report for Countries in SADC (based on CMM& GCI)
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Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Report for Countries in SADC (based on CMM& GCI)
To evaluate the cybersecurity status of each of the sixteen countries in the Southern African Development Community as a region and ascertain their cybersecurity capacity maturity in light of emerging cyber risks, threats and vulnerabilities, the ‘Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)‘ published a report.
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Mainstreaming Human Rights in Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Policymaking Processes (Phase I)
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Mainstreaming Human Rights in Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Policymaking Processes (Phase I)
This project seeks to build the capacity of human rights organisations in five target countries and facilitate engagement in key cybersecurity and cybercrime policymaking processes at the national, regional, and global level.
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CMM Review Namibia (as part of the Commonwealth Cyber Programme)
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Cyber Investigation Skills Training for Law Enforcement
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Cyber Investigation Skills Training for Law Enforcement
This project provided training to law enforcement officers to enable them to conduct invesitigations using digital evidence. Executive law enforcement officers also received cyber security strategic threat awareness training. The project was used to build a sustainable, module-based approach to law-enforcement cyber training.
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The Designing and Implementation of Governmental Interoperability Solution (X-Road) in Namibia
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The Designing and Implementation of Governmental Interoperability Solution (X-Road) in Namibia
Aim The e-Governance Academy worked to complete an inventory assessment and make a detailed plan for implementation of a governmental interoperability framework. To implement and launch the governmental interoperability framework, based on the Estonian X-Road solution, into the Namibian e-Government interoperability system To develop the organizational setup, regulatory framework and […]
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GLACY+ (Global Action on Cybercrime Extended)
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GLACY+ (Global Action on Cybercrime Extended)
Through training and advice, GLACY+ strengthens the capacities of states worldwide to apply legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence and to enhance their abilities for effective international cooperation in this area, with a particular focus on its currently 17 priority countries. It extends and expands on the experience and results […]
