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Regional Cybersecurity Summit and FIRST Arabic and African Regional Symposium, Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt, 30 October - 3 November 2016

​​​​The 5th Regional Cybersecurity Summit was held in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt from 30 October to 1 November 2016. The summit was organized by ITU Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre (ITU-ARCC) in cooperation with Nispana Innovation Platforms​ and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and was kindly hosted by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. It was held back to back with the FIRST​ Arabic and African Regional Symposium 2-3 November 2016.

Theme

​The theme of the Regional Cybersecurity Summit that year was "Boundless Collaboration, Boundless Protection". It focused on the cooperation in cybersecurity as one of ​the key pillars to tackle the complexity and the scalability of the main challenges of today's cyber threats. The Summit aimed at connecting public, private and academic sectors with the main purpose of providing an appropriate platform for senior ICT and cybersecurity officials from Arab and Africa regions to discuss and formulate strategic directions and plans for global and regional Cybersecurity actions.

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