3.6.2 Roles of Authorities The following institutions are important in creating a favorable institutional framework that will guarantee the coordination and implementation of the strategy. President chairs the National Security Council Parliament will enact the Laws necessary for the enforcing the Cybersecurity Strategy Cabinet approves cybersecurity related strategies and provide exclusive support for the implementation of Strategy by coordinating the work of MDA’s. National Security Council is the top-level body responsible for security related issues to ensure and maintain internal security, peace and stability. The council is chaired by the President. Ministry of Information Communications Technology and National Guidance (MoICT&NG) Ministry’s responsibility is to coordinate, provide leadership and oversight in matters of ICT and National Guidance. In relation to cybersecurity, the Ministry is responsible for the development of the relevant policy and legal framework for cybersecurity in Uganda. It also provides support towards the development of relevant legislations for the ICT sector and overall oversight for the ICT sector, including cybersecurity. The MoICT&NG is responsible for the evaluation of the National Cybersecurity Strategy. NITA-U NITA-U is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009 under the general supervision of the MoICT&NG. NITA-U’s task is to coordinate and regulate IT services in Uganda. NITA-U also sponsors and hosts the Uganda National Computer Emergency Response Team and Coordination Center (CERT.UG/CC) to act as the trusted point of contact, as well as provide central operational coordination for incident response at the national level. NITA-U is one of the key agencies on implementation of the Cybersecurity Strategy and has the task to coordinate the implementation with relevant other Ministries, Departments and Agencies. In addition, NITAU is the secretariat of NISAG. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) UCC regulates the telecommunications and broadcasting sub sectors to ensure reliability, redundancy and security of the country’s communications infrastructure and consumer protection. It ensures compliance to national cybersecurity laws, policies and standards, and manages the Communications Sector Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team. Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence has the responsibility for the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda. The role of this ministry is to provide cybersecurity protection for all security digital infrastructures and defend the country’s cyberspace against internal and external cyber threats. MoD will establish and maintain cyber command. Ministry of Security Ministry together with the national security agencies under the Ministry is assessing threats for any cybersecurity risk. This entails building capabilities for the protection of Uganda’s cyberspace, providing support to fighting cybercrime and sharing intelligence information with relevant actors. Uganda Police Force Uganda Police Force has the responsibility of maintaining Law and Order in Uganda. The role of the Police is to continuously its capacity and capability to effectively investigate cybercrime and provide support to the Office of Director for Public Prosecutions. 32 (43) [Draft Version for stakeholder consultation]