“YUMI40 AND BEYOND – An improved Cyber Capability and Cyber Literacy are intrinsic individual, community and corporate tools which needs to leverage on thus, Secure and Protect Vanuatu’s Border, increase National Security and Sovereignty.” - By Dr. Jeff G Liu It is important to invest in cultivating capabilities and talents across all sectors. ‘Cyber capacity’ is a term coined to refer to adequate number of cyber experts and professionals across the entire cyber security spectrum i.e., cyber security experts in Critical Infrastructure sectors. Vanuatu realizes the urgency to build and invest in developing its cyber capacity to boost economic and development benefits. A strong Cyber capacity is fundamental for Vanuatu to progress and develop in economic, political and also social domains. There is an urgent need to integrate cyber capacity building and development policies for Vanuatu to maximise benefits and increase resilience. It will involve all cyber communities, academia, policy and decision makers to collaborate and develop effective Cyber Capacity Building programs for Vanuatu. Investing in Cyber Capacity Building Programs is a specific way to secure our cyberspace and contribute to the success rate of other policy initiatives. However, profound dialogues must exist between all development stakeholders, organizations and communities in order to understand how to practically increase and implement Cyber capacities to achieve the development goals outlined in the National Sustainable Development Plan 2030 and the National Security Strategy of Vanuatu. The aim of meeting the acceptable number of cyber capacity for Vanuatu would be feasible through the development of a national Capacity Building Plan and Program (CBPP) as the core priority for this CSP-3 priority. The CBPP will determine all critical resources required to address operations and issues across all business sectors and civil societies. Vanuatu’s cyber capacity building requirements are based on all critical infrastructure needs, business demands, customer/consumer demands and the key pillars, goals and objectives identified in the Vanuatu National Security Strategy of 2019 and the National Sustainable Development Plan 2030. Therefore, the National Cyber Security Strategy prioritizes the need for ‘Cyber Capacity and Literacy (CSP-3)’ as a core priority to improving and strengthening Vanuatu’s Cyberspace and National Security. Thus, integrating the Cyber Resilience (CSP-1), Cyber Security Awareness (CSP-2) priorities and CSP-3 affirms the increase in Cyber Security knowledge, which is vital for all users. Acquiring and equipping citizens of Vanuatu with relevant cyber knowledge as a Government led multi-stakeholder initiative must be prioritized in order to increase cyber literacy. It also requires the presence of effective mechanisms to offer Internet and technology users with the motivation and ambition to acquire valuable Cyber Security knowledge. ‘Self-taught methodological’ best practices that are simple enough for beginners to know and use allow users to make a choice to identify cyber-threats and report the cyber incident at any given time. The CSP-3 priority will be achieved through the following national goals and action plans shown below: CSP-3 Goal Vanuatu will: Cyber Capacity & Literacy Vanuatu’s Action Plan: 37 | Vanuatu’s Cyber Security Strategy 2030 promote cyber capacity through educational schemes. » develop a blueprint for multistakeholder framework to build cyber capacity in Vanuatu. » improve cyber literacy. » develop a cybersecurity mindset and cyber security culture » » Implement various cyber security bundles to improve cyber security knowledge across all sectors. » Develop cross-sector capacity building plans and programs.