National Digital Security Strategy: Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU invites stakeholders to prepare for operational implementation
Approved by the Council of Ministers on 6 May 2020, the National Digital Security Strategy and its action plan for the period 2020-2022 were presented to the various stakeholders on Thursday 11 June 2020 at the Novotel in Cotonou during a workshop organised by the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI).
The presentation and outreach workshop was chaired by Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation.
Implemented by ANSSI under the leadership and supervision of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, the National Digital Security Strategy aims to respond to the new challenges arising from changing digital uses and the related threats.
This strategy, accompanied by a three-year action plan, includes several objectives, which were recalled by Mr Ouanilo MEDEGAN FAGLA, Director General of the National Information Systems Security Agency. They include:
- Guaranteeing national sovereignty through dedicated measures and strengthening the security of infrastructure;
- Providing a strong response to malicious cyber acts affecting the information systems of the State, businesses and individuals;
- Raising awareness of cybersecurity
After recalling the flagship actions of the Government of His Excellency President Patrice TALON to realise his vision of making Benin “the digital services platform in West Africa by 2021”, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU invited the workshop participants to:
- Take ownership of the National Digital Security Strategy;
- Be the ambassadors and first awareness-raisers for this strategy;
- Prepare for the operational implementation of this strategy
The workshop ended with the presentation of the action plan and a number of priority recommendations.
The digital version of the National Digital Security Strategy can be downloaded here. https://www.anssi.bj/docs/Documentation/ANSSI_Strategie_Nationale_Securite_Numerique_vSignee.pdf
See the highlights of the workshop in the Flickr album => https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidencebenin/albums/72157714662992801