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2009 ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Africa and Arab States

Forum Presentations

The presentations made during the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Africa and Arab States can be found below. 

 

Thursday
04 June 2009

Welcoming Address: H.E. Lamia Sghair Chaffai, Secretary of State for Informatics, Internet and Open Source, Tunisia/ Secrétaire d'Etat auprès du ministre des technologies de la communication chargée de l'informatique, de l'internet et des logiciels libres
(Welcoming Address)

Opening Remarks: Belhassen Zouari, Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Computer Security and Cert-TCC, Tunisia
(Opening Remarks)

Opening Remarks: Miloud Ameziane, Head, Regional Office for Arab States, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
(Opening Remarks)

Session 1: Towards an Integrated Approach for Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection

Session Moderator: Mongi Hamdi, Head of Science, Technology and ICT Branch, (UNCTAD)/ (CNUCED), and Head of the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development 

Speaker: Mohd Shamir Hashim, Head, Strategic Policy and Cyber Media Research Department, CyberSecurity Malaysia, Malaysia, and Representative for the Organisation of The Islamic Conference-Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT), “Malaysia’s National Cybersecurity Policy

Speaker: Ian Cook, Security Evangelist, Team Cymru Research, “Expect the Unexpected ― The Security Implications of Increased Bandwidth”

Speaker: Salma Abbasi, Chairperson, The e-Worldwide Group, “How to Address the Challenges from Living in the information Society for the Young and Vulnerable and ITU’s Child Online Protection Initiative” 

 

Session 2: Mapping the Global Issue with National and Regional Needs

Session Moderator and speaker: Marco Obiso, Advisor, ICT Applications and Cybersecurity Division, ITU Development Sector (ITU-D), “ITU-D’s Activities in the Area of Cybersecurity and CIIP

Speaker: Benoit Morel, Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America, “The Challenge of Building Cybersecurity Capability in Developing Countries Today

Speaker: Abraham Djekou, Conseiller Technique, Agence des Télécommunications, Côte d'Ivoire prepared by Didier Kla, Cote d’Ivoire Telecom, Cote d’Ivoire, “Experiences and Lessons Learned at a Recent Regional Cybersecurity Event in Cote d’Ivoire: An Overview of Country Needs in The Region

Session 3: Cybersecurity in the National Agenda and Actions to be Considered in Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy

Session Moderator: Belhassen Zouari, Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Computer Security and Cert-TCC, Tunisia

Speaker: Taieb Debbagh, Secretary-General, Department of Post, Telecommunications and New Technologies/ Département de la Poste, des Télécommunications et des Technologies de l'Information (DEPTTI), Morocco, “National Cybersecurity Management System: Framework, Maturity Model and Implementation Guide”  

Speaker: Mohammed Umar Maska, Office of the National Security Adviser, Directorate of Cybersecurity, “Building National Cybersecurity Capacity in Nigeria: The Journey So Far” 

Speaker: Sherif Hashem, Executive Vice President, Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), Egypt, “Towards an Egyptian Framework for CyberSecurity” 

Session 4: Concrete Actions to Foster Regional and International Cooperation

Session Moderator: Ali Drissa Badiel, Senior Advisor/Head a.i. of ITU Area Office for Central Africa

Speaker: Ali Yahyaoui, Chief ICT Officer, OINF Department, African Development Bank (ADB)/Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD), “The African Development Bank Group’s ICT Operations Strategy” 

Speaker: Mohamed Timoulali, Regional Advisor on ICT Policy, Office for North Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), “ECA Cooperative Actions on Cybersecurity” 

Friday
05 June 2009

Session 5: Developing a Legal Foundation and Establishing Effective Enforcement

Session Moderator: Nébila Mezghani, Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Tunis, Tunisia

Speaker: Marco Gercke, Lecturer, University of Cologne, Germany, “ITU Publication on Understanding Cybercrime: A Guide for Developing Countries” 

Speaker: Mwende Njiraini, Engineer, New Technologies, Communications Commission of Kenya, Kenya, “Developing a Legal Foundation and Establishing Effective Enforcement: Case StudyKenya

Speaker: David Weitzel, Lead InfoSec & Privacy Engineer, MITRE, United States of America and Vice Chair, ABA Privacy & Computer Crime Committee, “ITU Toolkit on Cybercrime Legislation” 

Session 6: Elaborating on Technical Solutions for Resiliency of Information and Communication Networks

Session Moderator: Ali Drissa Badiel, Senior Advisor/Head a.i. of ITU Area Office for Central Africa

Speaker: Patrick Mwesigwa, Director, Technology and Licensing, Uganda Communication Commission, Uganda, also Vice-Chair, ITU-T Study Group 17 dedicated to security, “Overview on Work of Study Group 17” and “Cybersecurity Legal and Policy Initiatives ― Uganda Case”  

Speaker: Garry Mukelabai, Information Systems Manager, Communications Authority of Zambia, Zambia, “Cybersecurity Efforts in Zambia

Session 7: Defining Sound Organizational Structures and Developing Incident Management Capabilities

Session Moderator: Nabil Sahli, Professor, Tunisia

Speaker: Haythem El Mir, Technical Manager, National Agency for Computer Security (NACS)(ANSI) and Representative from Cert-TCC, Tunisia, “Developing National CSIRT Capabilities ― Tunisia Case Study

Speaker: Anuj Singh, Director, Global Response Center (GRC), IMPACT and Mohamed Shihab, Technical Advisor, IMPACT, “The Global Response Center (GRC)” and Assistance for Building National Watch, Warning and Incident Response Capabilities”

Session 8: Promoting a Culture of Cybersecurity through Innovative Partnerships

Session Moderator: Ahmed Elsheikh, Director, Department of Information and Communication Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)

Speaker: Mohamed Shihab, Technical Advisor, IMPACT, “An Overview of IMPACT The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats” 

Speaker: Angus Goldfinch, Public Safety and National Security Consultant, Intercai Mondiale, “Partnerships for Consumer Online Safety for the Internet (COSI)” 

Speaker: Naoufel Frikha, Engineer, National Agency for Computer Security (NACS)(ANSI), Tunisia, “Cybersecurity Awareness Raising ― The Tunisian Experience/L’Éxpérience Tunisienne en Matière de Sensibilisation dans le Domaine de la Cybersécurité

 

 

 

 

Forum Details  
Date: 4-5 June 2009
Location: Hôtel Karthago Le Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
This regional cybersecurity forum was hosted by the National Agency for Computer Security (ANSI), Ministry of Communication Technologies, Tunisia



 

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