e-Development - e-Security: Policy, Institutional, and Technical Arrangements to Protect Cyberspace

GICT/TeleComEat, the e-Development Thematic Group and IT SLC Quickstart invite you to a BBL panel discussion on:

e-Security: Policy, Institutional, and Technical Arrangements to Protect Cyberspace

This BBL seminar will feature a panel discussion by experts from Georgia Tech University and Carnegie Mellon University, the National Information Security Agency, Tunisia, and the Rwandan Information Technology Authority, who will present their experience in building national capacity in cyber security, from law and policy to operational technical capabilities.

While there is growing consensus about the contribution of ICT to economic growth, and that the use of ICT is becoming key to achieving development objectives, there are growing risks that often ignored. Those risks, which include fraud, theft, impersonation, denial of service, etc, are growing exponentially with technology opening up new dimensions of depth, scope, and timing.

Security determines the sustainability of the information infrastructure, including both the physical security of the Internet, and an enabling environment consisting of sufficient legal and regulatory frameworks. A safe and sound security infrastructure offers numerous benefits. It can attract foreign direct investment by both public and private investors. Along similar lines, developed countries often outsource to developing countries for portions of their business processes.

Creating a secure environment can also generate the consumer and investor trust necessary for stimulating online business activity, including outsourcing and offshoring ventures, which can increase private capital flows into emerging markets. Additionally, business processes are dependent upon the reliability of such things as electricity, telecommunications, government, and Internet services, all of which increasingly function atop a single global information infrastructure. Reactive security measures will be far more costly, and provide a weaker level of security than measures implemented at conception.

This is our first attempt to organize a discussion on this important topic taking advantage of visit to Washington DC of several e-security experts from academia and client agencies who are attending a conference at CMU. A more in-depth seminar will be organized later during this fiscal year.

Nabil Sahli, CEO of the National Information Security Agency, Tunisia

Haythem El Mir, National Information Security Agency Tunisia

Patrick Nyirishema, Rwanda ICT park at Rwandan Information Technology Authority, Rwanda

Raphael Mmasi, Director National Computer Center & Deputy Director, Rwandan Information Technology Authority, Rwanda

Seymour (Sy) E. Goodman, Professor, International Affairs and Computing at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. He also serves as Co-Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy and Co-Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center.

The seminar will be moderated by Michel Maechler, e-Security Specialist from the Global ICT Department.

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e-Security: Policy, Institutional, and Technical Arrangements to Protect Cyberspace