On Friday 17 June 2022, the Director General of the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI), Mr Ouanilo MEDEGAN FAGLA, officially launched the awareness and information campaign for users of Benin’s cyberspace and for child online protection, named “PARE” (Protected, Alerted, Responsible, Educated). The launch took place at a press conference attended by media professionals and project partners.
On Friday 17 June 2022, the Director General of the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI), Mr Ouanilo MEDEGAN FAGLA, officially launched the awareness and information campaign for users of Benin’s cyberspace and for child online protection, named “PARE” (Protected, Alerted, Responsible, Educated). The launch took place at a press conference attended by media professionals and project partners.
Initiated by the Government of the Republic of Benin through ANSSI, with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and MTN Benin, the campaign aims to raise citizens’ awareness, young people in particular, of the importance of digital security, to make them aware of the dangers of the internet and to bring about a change in behaviour in the use of digital tools. As digital usage grows, users are increasingly exposed to threats such as the spread of inappropriate content on social networks, online betting, cyberbullying, phishing scams, social engineering and the accidental downloading of malicious files.
“In 2020, the Government adopted a National Digital Security Strategy with the aim of creating a secure and attractive cyberspace for a thriving digital economy. The objective is to protect the resources of businesses and the State, and the digital identity of citizens, in a cyberspace that is today a space in its own right”, stressed Ouanilo MEDEGAN FAGLA, Director General of ANSSI.
Child online protection, personal digital security in the face of the dangers of cyberspace, and scams of all kinds are the three themes that will be covered during the campaign, which runs for 12 weeks through posters and radio, television and social media spots in several national languages.
Visit the official campaign website https://pare.gouv.bj/ to access content on good internet practices and potential risks such as cyberbullying, cyber-sexism and other forms of cyber-violence.