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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 7
a. SECTION ONE: BACKGROUND ................................................................................................ 9
I.
CHALLENGES, DEVELOPMENTS WITH FOCUS ON THE POLICY ............................... 10
i.
Overview .............................................................................................................................. 10
ii. Global Activities on Cyber Security.................................................................................... 12
iii. Regional Initiatives .............................................................................................................. 13
iv.
Local Initiatives ................................................................................................................ 14
II. NEED FOR POLICY................................................................................................................... 15
III. RELEVANT PROVISION – ICT4AD ........................................................................................ 17
b. SECTION TWO: CYBER SECURITY POLICY ........................................................................ 18
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 19
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................. 19
CNII SECTORS FOR GHANA....................................................................................................... 20
POLICY CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................ 22
I.
POLICY STATEMENT ............................................................................................................ 24
Legislative & Regulatory Framework......................................................................................... 24
Cyber Security Technology Framework .................................................................................... 24
Culture of security and Capacity Building ................................................................................. 25
Research & Development towards Self-Reliance .................................................................... 25
Compliance and Enforcement.................................................................................................... 26
Child Online Protection ............................................................................................................... 26
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