1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING 1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT Somalia does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific research and development (R&D) programs/projects for cybersecurity standards, best practices and guidelines to be applied in either the private or the public sector. There are some disjointed efforts. 1.4.2 MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT Somalia does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific educational and professional training programs for raising awareness with the general public, promoting cybersecurity courses in higher education and promoting certification of professionals in either the public or the private sectors. However, Somalia proposes a few workshops and awareness campaign by the Internet Society Chapter of Somalia at an elementary level. 1.4.3 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Somalia does not have any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification programs in cybersecurity. 1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION Somalia does not have any certified government and public sector agencies certified under internationally recognized standards in cybersecurity. 1.5 COOPERATION 1.5.1 INTRA-STATE COOPERATION Somalia does not have any officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets across borders or with other nation states. 1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION Somalia does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public sector. 1.5.3 PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP Somalia does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public and private sector. 1.5.4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Somalia is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. Somalia participated in the 2012 ITU-IMPACT Applied Learning for Emergency Response Teams (ALERT) from 15-17 July in Amman, Jordan. 2. CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION 2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION Somalia does not have any national legislation pertaining to child online protection. 2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL Somalia did not accede to the UN Convention and Protocol pertaining to child online protection. 2.3 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Somalia does not have any the officially recognized agency that offers institutional support on child online protection. 2