INFORMATION AND CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY OF SRI LANKA LT 3.4. Expanding Tertiary and Vocational Education 3.4.1. We will facilitate local universities, vocational training institutes, and private educational service providers to introduce industry oriented diplomas, undergraduate and post graduate programs to provide participation at such conferences would not only help to capitalize on cybersecurity expertise knowledge but also to build networks with cyber security professionals from around the globe. Through our international partnerships and the External Resource Department of Sri Lanka, we will seek such opportunities for Chief Innovation Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information learning opportunities to students to develop a solid foundation in both theory and practice of information security to advance their practical 3.4.2. cybersecurity skills. We will facilitate private professional entities/accreditation institutes to award professional qualifications in this domain. 3.5. Training Infrastructure across the Country 3.5.1. We will facilitate private firms to develop information and cyber Security Officers of the public service. 3.8. Future Career Paths 3.8.1. We will advocate for inclusion of information and cyber security into the school curriculum with the aim of creating a talented pool of cyber security professionals in future. 3.8.2. We will facilitate career guidance workshops at schools across the country to raise awareness of the emerging career opportunities in this security training infrastructure across the country by way of public private partnership arrangements. 3.5.2. We will empower government training institutes (e.g. Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance) to conduct information and cyber security training for government staff. 3.6. e-Learning Modules We will encourage the Distance Learning Centre to design e-learning modules on Cyber Security which government staff can take up upon their convenience. 3.7. Opportunities for Government Staff to 3.8.3. domain. Students who are completing GCE A/L shall be the target group. Women are globally underrepresented in the cybersecurity profession. Globally it is at 11%, much lower than the representation of women in the overall global workforce Special attention will be given to creating an interest in cybersecurity among female school students as there is inadequate women participation in this domain. Women in Cybersecurity Workforce (Asia Women Attend International Conferences Continuous participation and contribution to international conferences on information security is essential to state our position and deepen communications with various actors around the world. We recognize that 90% Pacific Region)*°