Page 55 PART IV: COMMON AND FINAL PROVISIONS Section 1: Monitoring mechanism Article IV – 1 1) A Consultative Committee on Cyber Security is hereby established in the African Union . 2) This Committee shall be composed of eleven (11) members elected by the Executive Council from a list of experts renowned for their high integrity, impartiality and competence in cyber security matters, and proposed by the States Parties. In the election of members of the Committee, the Executive Council shall ensure respect for adequate representation of women and equitable geographical distribution. 3) Members of the Committee shall hold their seats in their personal capacity. 4) The mandate of members of the Committee shall be for two (2) years, renewable once. 5) The functions of the Committee shall be to: a) Promote and encourage in the African continent the adoption and application of cyber security building measures in electronic systems and to combat cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space; b) Assemble documents and information on cyber security needs as well as on the nature and extent of cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space; c) Devise methods to analyze cyber security needs as well as on the nature and extent of cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space; disseminate information and sensitize public opinion on the negative effects of these phenomena; d) Advise government on how best to promote cyber security and combat the scourge of cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in national level cyber space; AU Draft0 010111