Update: Kenya’s Cyber Diplomacy at the UN (Policy Brief)

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 2:33 PM zipporah kamau via KICTANet <
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> Thanks for this
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> On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 14:26 David Indeje via KICTANet, <
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>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> On behalf of KICTANet, our Convenor Grace Githaiga, during the Fourth
>> Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in
>> the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021–2025 at United
>> Nations Headquarters, New York, highlighted challenges in the Global South
>> countries.
>>
>> This includes the rise of cyber threats such as malware, ransomware, DDOS
>> attacks and social engineering targeting mobile money services; increased
>> privacy risks associated with IT supply chains that facilitate data
>> breaches, data mining, and surveillance; coordinated disinformation
>> campaigns, especially during election periods; and rising digital threats
>> to human rights defenders, including women, journalists, and online
>> activists.
>>
>> In our statement, she responded to key areas:
>>
>>
>> 1. *Are there good examples of public-private partnerships on
>> capacity-building in the area of security of and in the use of ICTs?*
>> 2. *Are there lessons that can be gleaned from those examples?*
>>
>>
>> *Below is a link to the entire statement with details:*
>>
>> bit.ly/3JqxV1L
>>
>> —
>> *Kind Regards,*
>>
>> *David Indeje*
>>
>>
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