Cybercrime Strategy of Mauritius 2017 time. Through this establishment, cyber-threats can be monitored round-the-clock for critical installations. The functions of the system will be to:  Reduce the risk of cyber security threats and attacks on government websites and portals, as well as critical information infrastructures.  Carry out round-the-clock security operations for early detection and prevention of potential cyber-threats.  Gather cyber-threat intelligence, which it will analyse and assess for drawing up defensive measures at the national level.  Promote awareness of cyber threats and coordinate security responses in both public and private sectors. To improve our collective understanding of the cybercrime threat environment, the government will explore options to enhance the two-way flow of information between government agencies and the private sector where appropriate. 7.4 PRIORITY NO 4: FOSTERING A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP To fight against cybercrime and safeguard the country’s critical information infrastructure, a collaborative working of all key players in Public and Private sector is required. In this strategy, the Public sector refers to government institutions. The private sectors shall include members from the Banking & Financial, ICT/BPO & Broadcasting, Health, Transport & Logistics, Tourism, Energy, Manufacturing, Sugar sectors and Academia. An effective public-private partnership for cybercrime will provide the ability to identify threats, anomalous behaviours, and effective response. The partnership will also set the stage to carry out Research and Development in the areas of cybercrime and find ways to mitigate new threats. Finally, this will also help to empower stakeholders to address cybercrime in a more effective way. To further elaborate on the partnership, the framework below is proposed. 15 | P a g e