although it is top of the agenda for many of these countries as networked computer infrastructure expands. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the International Multilateral Partnership against Cyber Threat (IMPACT) program has over the last few years played a leadership role is providing early warning systems and training cyber security experts around the world. Today, IMPACT has over 152 countries members. ITU has indeed developed a framework for developing countries to help them kick start a process of developing policies and strategy around cyber security. Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST Inc.) is a global forum of Computer Security Incidents Response Teams (CSIRTs). Membership to FIRST is by recommendation and through a rigorous standards process. The Budapest Convention on Cyber Security which has been in force since 2004 was elaborated by the Council of Europe with the participation of Canada, Japan, South Africa and the USA. The Convention is open to any country which wants to participate. The convention is used as a guideline, reference standard or model law in more than 100 countries. iii. Regional Initiatives Initiatives Governments in Africa today have moved the ICT discussion from infrastructure to cyber security. A decade ago, infrastructure was a major challenge to many African countries. Many countries have invested in massive in-country infrastructure and the connectivity and access challenge is waning. The networked computer infrastructure coming up in many African countries has opened up cyber space to many more citizens and accompanying this, the risk of using the Internet. A few countries like Tunisia, South Africa and Kenya already have a CERT in place. Many countries are also in the process 13 | P a g e National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy