3.4 Cyber Skilled Uganda Engrain cybersecurity through all stages of education Cyber Skilled Uganda Improve expertise, skills and competencies Raising public cybersecurity awareness Enhance knowledge trough research and development End users are often the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain. This is true when the users lack the training to take informed security decisions while carrying out digital activities. As people begin to become more connected, they need support to develop cybersecurity capacity to better respond to threats. Securing the cyber domain through capacity building activities contributes to reducing issues such as cyber risks and digital divide. Promotion of the cybersecurity skills has been the main goals throughout the previous strategic interventions. However, a concerted effort by the Ugandan government to create online safety through skilled professionals and risk aware users demands an effort on continuous basis as the gap in the required skills set for cybersecurity still exists. 3.4.1 Engrain cybersecurity through all stages of education The review of the educational curricula is an ongoing task, and it shall meet current and future needs. To bridge the gap of institutional knowledge and shortage of skills Government of Uganda will promote and facilitate the development of cybersecurity educational programs. Inclusion of information security topics in the national ICT related curricula in all educational institutions across primary, secondary and tertiary levels is the goal. Curricula should be interdisciplinary and besides the technical knowledge also non-technical cybersecurity skills and topics, such as digital literacy, public policy and governance, economics, social sciences or international relations shall be covered. The focus of Uganda is also on creating a skilled professional workforce based on local content and provide the required human resource pool. Government will integrate cybersecurity courses in all computer science and IT programs in higher education, including teaching computer security and forensics as a subject or field of expertise. Dedicated cybersecurity degrees and apprenticeships will be created and additional resources for supporting the new degrees at the tertiary level will be applied. In addition, the curricula should foster awareness of and stimulate interest in cybersecurity career opportunities. To further the efforts in this space, the Government will consider various incentive schemes, such as scholarships and grants but also establishment of an accreditation mechanism for quality assurance of cybersecurity training programs in universities. Given the multi-disciplinary nature of cybersecurity capacity building, universities, colleges, and other educational institutions should be encouraged to work across departments and with other academic partners to develop or update their programs. To achieve the goal, the cooperation and collaboration between educational institutions will be enhanced and a framework for delivering cybersecurity knowledge throughout the education system, especially in primary and secondary schools will be generated. 25 (43) [Draft Version for stakeholder consultation]