Why the Guidelines Matter The Guidelines were developed to help facilitate implementation of the Convention, with its recommended actions tailored to the African environment's unique features, including: • a shortage of skilled human resources in the area of personal data protection, • limited resources (including financial) for governments, organizations, and other stakeholders, • limited levels of awareness of online privacy issues among stakeholders, • and a general lack of awareness of the risks involved in the use of ICTs. • The Guidelines were created by a multistakeholder group with contributions from regional and global privacy experts, including industry privacy specialists, academics and civil society groups. 9