National Communications Authority
- Press Release
The International Workshop on Criminal Justice Statistics on Cybercrime and Electronic
Evidence Opens in Accra
A three-day International Workshop on Criminal Justice Statistics on Cybercrime and Electronic
Evidence on Wednesday, 29th March, 2017 has opened in Ghana’s capital, Accra at the Mövenpick
Ambassador Hotel. The workshop which is being organised by the Council of Europe in
collaboration with the National Communications Authority (NCA) is expected to interrogate the
current systems available in each member country with regards to reporting, collating and
interpreting statistics on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence and build capacity to develop
measures in this regard.
The workshop brought together several law enforcement and justice professionals involved in
collecting, collating and interpreting statistics for offences of cybercrime across the globe
including Philippines, Tonga, Sri Lanka, Morocco among others.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Hon. Minister for Communications, Mrs. Ursula OwusuEkuful noted that cybercrime poses challenges to the technological development of Ghana and
called for concerted efforts of all users of the cyberspace.
“Cybercrime is borderless in nature and poses real challenges to all our counties. Its transnational
nature requires the concerted efforts of all users of cyberspace in addressing cybercrime and it is
dangerous for any country to adopt an attitude of aloofness. Mindful of this, we have welcomed
cooperation with the ITU in developing the national CERT, and actively collaborating with you all
under the auspices of the GLACY+ program to build our capacity to combat cybercrime. Our
participation in this International Workshop on Criminal Justice Statistics on Cybercrime and
Electronic Evidence is further evidence of our desire to learn from best practices and enhance our
response to the emerging threats we all face.”