Promoting Cybersecurity Standards in the Commonwealth
This project helped five Commonwealth countries to apply cybersecurity standards schemes in the private sector. The project supports adoption of the Information Assurance for SMEs (IASME) Governance Standard and Cyber Essentials schemes. Activities include helping local companies become standard scheme accreditors and advice to governments.
Strategic-level Advice on Cybercrime Policy and Implementation
This project supported multi stakeholder conferences and workshops in Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh on national level approaches to cyber crime, in line with the Commonwealth Cyber governance Model.
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National Cybersecurity Plan for the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector
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National Cybersecurity Plan for the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector
This project helped Nigeria draft a national cyber security plan for the telecommunications sector. It delivered through a workshop in December 2015 attended by 100 delegates from the Ministry of Communications, Nigerian Communications Commission, operators, internet service providers and law enforcement sector. The Minister of Communications and the Executive Vice […]
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)
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 13 more
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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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National Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity (CMM) Reviews for the Digital Access Programme
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National Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity (CMM) Reviews for the Digital Access Programme
Target audience: National government departments responsible for cybersecurity capacity, Expected Outcome: CMM review reports with recommendations.
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CMM Review Brazil (as part of the Digital Access Programme: Trust & Resilience)
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CMM Review Brazil (as part of the Digital Access Programme: Trust & Resilience)
In March 2018, the following stakeholders participated in this CMM review: criminal justice, law enforcement, the defence community, information-technology officers and representatives from public-sector entities, critical infrastructure owners, policy makers, computer emergency response teams, information-technology officers from the private sector (including financial institutions), telecommunications companies, the banking sector and international […]
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Progressing Cybersecurity in Senegal and West Africa (*GFCE Initiative)
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- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- University of Oxford – Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC)
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Progressing Cybersecurity in Senegal and West Africa (*GFCE Initiative)
As part of this initiative, the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) conducted a review of cybersecurity capacities in Senegal, supported by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Senegal. The review, which took place in January 2016, was based on the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM). For […]
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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 […]
Support to Nigeria’s Cybercrime Bill
This project helped inform stakeholders and policy makers about the challenges of cyber security and the content of Nigeria’s proposed ‘Cybercrime Bill, 2014’.
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Africa Regional Cybercrime Training at Interpol’s Africa Working Group 2015
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Africa Regional Cybercrime Training at Interpol’s Africa Working Group 2015
This project supported a short cyber crime training side event at Interpol’s 2015 Africa Working Group (AWG). The AWG was hosted by Rwanda and attended by heads of unit from the police forces of 15 African countries.
Africa Cyber Fellows Network with Meridian
This project created a network of African cyber security policy experts who can act as a hub for cascading good practice in key information security challenges across the continent through individual and joint projects. The project design was based upon the Arabic Cyber Fellows network. Furthermore, it will build on […]
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Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)
Beneficiary Countries
Beneficiary groups
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- Research ICT Africa (RIA)
- University of Cape Town (UCT)
- University of Oxford – Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC)
- + 2 more
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Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA)
The Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) is based at the Department of Information Systems (DIS) of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. C3SA is a consortium between Research ICT Africa (RIA), DIS, the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC)/University of Oxford, and the Norwegian Institute of International […]
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Increasing e-Participation in West Africa
Beneficiary Countries
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- + 13 more
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Increasing e-Participation in West Africa
Activity: To enhance and disseminate knowledge about e-participation practices in West Africa. Aims: How to increase the transparency of the political process, enhance citizens’ direct participation in democratic processes and decision-making, and improve the quality of opinion formation — opening up new spaces for information and deliberation.
