No. 39475   89 STAATSKOERANT, 4 DESEMBER 2015 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTH AFRICA (a) Participate in regional, African Union and international fora on matters pertinent to Cybersecurity in order to advance South Africa's views in the definition and elaboration of the global Cybersecurity agenda in combating cybercrime and building confidence and trust in the secure use of ICTs. {b) Forge bilateral and multilateral partnerships in our national interest through various instruments inter alia Memorandum of Understanding, Convention, Treaty, etc. (c) Affiliate to relevant international organisations in order to promote a coordinated global response to threats and vulnerabilities and to keep abreast of developments in the Cybersecurity front. 1 2. Capacity Development, Research and Development 1 2. 1 The dynamic nature of Cybersecurity challenges necessitates the continuous development of capabilities and requisite skills. 1 2.2 The NCPF therefore promotes: a) Development of capacity building strategies to address South Africa's, specific skills requirements to meet the ever increasing challenges of addressing Cybersecurity threats; b) Development of recruitment and retention strategies aimed at ensuring a sufficient level of technical expertise is developed and maintained within the Republic; and c) Development of a Cybersecurity research and development agenda and enhancement of Cybersecurity research within South African Universities, industry and the Department of Science and Technology. d) Enterprise development so as to grow the information security sector in terms of skills and growing enterprises that produce technology that protect cyberspace. 1 3. Cyber-warfare 13.1 In order to protect its interests in the event of a cyber-war, a cyber defence capacity has to be built. The NCPF thus promotes that a Cyber Defence Strategy, that is informed by the National Security Strategy of South Africa, be developed, guided by the JCPS Cybersecurity Response Committee. 24 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za