security technology and improve their overall security capability. The security level of eGovernment services shall be based on the risk-based assessment.
12) Establish secure and reliable environment for e-Government and e-commerce with
National Public Key Infrastructure
The GoR shall promote the use of national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in order to
establish a secure and reliable environment for e-Government and e-Commerce through
security services based on PKI technology including authentication, data integrity,
confidentiality, and non-repudiation
In collaboration with other stakeholders, the ICT Regulator shall put in place laws,
regulations, policies and standards that promote use of national PKI.
The ICT regulatory Authority shall manage the Root Certification Authority (Root CA) and
licensing of PKI services and shall define the requirements for Accredited Certification
Authority (ACA) and usage of digital certificate.
The Agency in charge of Cyber Security shall be accredited as the GoR certification authority.
In collaboration with other certification Authorities, it shall promote the usage of digital
certificates in critical e-Government services, e-Commerce, e-Banking, e-Healthcare system
as well as other sectors.
POLICY AREA 6 – CYBER SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND AWARENESS
Objectives: (i) To build cyber security prevention and response capabilities; (ii) To create
cyber security awareness for the Rwandan citizens.
Measures:
13) Cyber Security Capacity Development
Cyber security threats are dynamic and complex to mitigate and require a comprehensive
program of continuous development of human capacity and retention policy.
To ensure a sufficient level of expertise in the field of cyber security across the public and
private sector, the Agency in charge of Cyber Security shall develop and implement a cybersecurity capacity-building program. In this program a workforce of professionals skilled in
cyber security shall be crated through capacity building, skills development and professional
training.
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