APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will launch on Tuesday, September 12, in Abuja, Nigeria, the Joint Platform for the Advancement of Cybersecurity in West Africa, focusing on regional cyber diplomacy, the protection of critical infrastructures, the fight against cybercrime and data sovereignty.
According to the statement by the ECOWAS Commission, the event, which is being organised in collaboration with its esteemed partners, will serve as an official starting point for the joint implementation of the ECOWAS Action Plan to increase regional capacity and cybersecurity resilience.
It added that the launch will be followed by a two-day workshop on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) for regional cooperation and focus on the value of developing CBMs as a tool for increasing cyber resilience in the region.
The Joint platform for advancing Cyber Security in ECOWAS was initiated under Germany’s G7 presidency with an endorsed Action Plan (2022 – 2025) focusing on building regional cyber diplomacy, combatting cybercrime, ensuring data sovereignty, and protecting critical infrastructure.
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