1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING
1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT
Sierra Leone 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.
1.4.2 MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT
Sierra Leone 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.
1.4.3 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Sierra Leone does not have any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification
programs in cybersecurity.
1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION
Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. Sierra Leone
is among the beneficiaries of the EU/ITU co-funded project “Support for Harmonization of the ICT Policies in SubSahara Africa” (HIPSSA).
2. CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION
2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Specific legislation on child online protection has been enacted through the following instruments:
Sections 1 and 26-28 of the Sexual Offenses Act of Sierra Leone
2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL
Sierra Leone has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 16, 17(e) and 34(c), to the Convention on
the Rights of the Child.
Sierra Leone has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 2 and 3, to the Optional Protocol to The
Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
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