2024-05-29 23:56:23
In a speech on the opening of the Africa Cybersafe Symposium, a significant occasion being held on 27 and 28 in Marrakech, on the initiative of the Common Directorate of Data Programs Safety (DGSSI), beneath of the Nationwide Protection Administration, Mr. Loudiyi careworn that Morocco has consistently advocated for extra cooperation between nations within the subject of pc safety, including that on this seminar, “our nation demonstrates its full assist for initiatives aimed toward establishing a secure, safe and resilient our on-line world, and reaffirms its dedication to an African Continent that takes full benefit of the alternatives provided by means of new data and communication applied sciences.
“In the present day, we’ve not solely gathered to debate, but in addition to put the foundations for a resilient Africa dealing with the challenges of cybersecurity,” continues Mr. Loudiyi, noting that the digital transition to which “all of us aspire , stays depending on the efforts that we’ll deploy to determine an setting of belief to facilitate this transition.”
Morocco, beneath the enlightened management of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, has at all times paid specific curiosity to the problems of digitalization and digital belief. The implementation of the primary nationwide cybersecurity technique developed in 2012 allowed our nation to make tangible progress in strengthening the resilience of the nationwide our on-line world and bettering the safety of our data techniques, recalled The Minister.
He added that the dedication and willpower of all stakeholders have been topped by an enchancment in our place within the world cybersecurity index of the Worldwide Telecommunications Union.
In the identical vein, the brand new nationwide cybersecurity technique 2030, adopted throughout this yr, displays a powerful ambition to consolidate the achievements and capitalize on the achievements completed up to now, defined the minister, noting that “our ambition is to place all of the elements on our facet to assist and accompany the digital transformation thought-about as an actual lever for financial and social growth.
And added that bettering cybersecurity governance, strengthening the resilience of nationwide our on-line world, creating capacities, elevating consciousness and strengthening worldwide cooperation, are the primary levers of intervention, noting that on the register of cooperation, “our dedication stays unwavering in favor of all regional and worldwide initiatives”.
Contemplating the cross-border nature of our on-line world, strengthening cooperation, whether or not bilateral or multilateral, is now a precedence. “In accordance with the imaginative and prescient advocated by His Majesty King Mohamed VI, our Continent goals to learn from all of the potential it abounds and it should additionally discover the alternatives provided by South-South cooperation as an revolutionary device facilitating combining efforts and optimizing assets,” mentioned the minister.
The latest creation of the African Community of Cybersecurity Authorities will undoubtedly give new impetus to African cooperation in cybersecurity. Because of the involvement of its members, the community ought to quickly launch promising actions and impressive applications to strengthen our collective capacities and enhance the posture of the African continent within the subject of digital safety.
Morocco will spare no effort to take part within the rise of the community, he mentioned, whereas inviting the members of the mentioned community to undertake a coverage primarily based on the change of experience and the sharing of data.
In a spirit of pooling and solidarity, “we’re keen to share profitable experiences on this space and to share the alternatives created with our companions, brothers and buddies of Morocco,” famous the minister, including that “We’re right here for an African continent assured in its capabilities and which defends its pursuits. It’s a name to affix forces and be a part of a resolutely constructive dynamic to ensure a affluent digital future for our nations.
Held in execution of the Excessive Royal Directions, the Africa Cybersafe Symposium, which is held on the sidelines of GITEX Africa 2024, brings collectively greater than 450 Arab and African individuals together with public decision-makers, enterprise leaders, authorities officers, professionals of cybersecurity, in addition to researchers and academicians.
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