According to Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalization, the government is still dedicated to promoting Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), which have been successful in tackling the complex issues brought on by cybersecurity threats.
The government had put in place several important intervention programs to deal with the problems in light of the ever-changing dangers.
“Notable among them were the safer digital Ghana campaign, the passage of the Cybersecurity Act, the ratification of conventions, and the establishment of the Cyber Security Agency (CSA),” she said at the launch of the Cybersecurity Industry Forum and the inauguration of the Independent Assessors in Accra.
Eighteen of the nation’s most highly qualified cybersecurity experts have volunteered to serve the Cyber Security Authority’s (CSA) regulatory mission as Independent Assessors.
The minister claimed that the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) announcement last month that Ghana is currently ranked as a Tier 1 country in terms of its licencing and accreditation regime demonstrated the government’s dedication to creating such a robust digital ecosystem.
Despite these successes, she pointed out that more effort needed to be done to address cybersecurity concerns, which called for close cooperation with industry players.
The Industry Forum’s main goal is to collaborate with the CSA to advance cybersecurity in Ghana within a cooperative regulatory framework. “Getting there is not the problem, staying there is.” Such cooperation between various public and commercial sector stakeholders has been successful in tackling the complex issues brought on by cyberthreats, according to Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful.
She went on to say, “I am sure that the Industry Forum’s launch will be a crucial platform to improve public-private sector collaboration, share knowledge experiences, encourage innovation, develop a skilled workforce, and strengthen national resilience against cyber threats.”
The efforts of the enabling committee, which was headed by Dr. Kenneth Edem Ashigbey, the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, on the forum’s formation and the creation of a constitution and industry code to govern its operations, was acknowledged by Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful.
The purpose of the event, according to CSA Director-General Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, is to bring together innovators, practitioners, and thought leaders from all throughout the nation to exchange ideas, share experiences, and create industry-wide agreement on cybersecurity issues.
He pointed out that the forum would act as a conduit between the CSA, as a regulator, and its stakeholders, and that the sector would be able to designate three individuals to represent its interests on the CSA’s governing board.
This internal strategy demonstrates our dedication to openness, involvement, and cooperation. We can only accomplish our shared objective of creating a robust cybersecurity ecosystem by cooperating,” Dr. Antwi-Boasiako stated.
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