Towards a crime-free cyber-space in Central Africa

ITU-EC Project – Harmonized ICT Policies in the ACP countries

Yaoundé, 6 December 2011

About a hundred telecommunications experts, legal specialists, parliamentarians, members of security forces and other stakeholders in the cyber-security sector in Central Africa have recommended that member states of ECCAS and CEMAC continue to formulate and implement national policies and strategies for a transition to a sustainable and inclusive knowledge society by creating safe and trustworthy environment for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and to make proposals on the African Union’s draft Convention on the implementation of a legal framework to build confidence in e-transactions on the continent.

Global Symposium for Regulators and Global Industry Leaders Forum – Reports available

The 11th Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR11) & 4th Global Industry Leaders’ Forum took place in Armenia, Colombia from 20th to 23rd September 2011 under the overall theme “Smart regulation for a broadband world”.

The reports of the events are now available on-line for consultation:

• Cristhian Lizcano Ortíz, Executive Director of Communications Regulatory Commission, Colombia: GSR11 Chairman’s Report.
• Orlando Ayala, Corporate Vice-President, Chairman Emerging Markets, Chief Advisor to the COO, Microsoft: GILF11 Chairman’s Report.

Click directly on the above links to get access to the English versions of the reports. For other languages, please follow GSR11 or GILF11.