African Union Legal Instrument
2.
P a g e | 28
Role of Governments
Each State Party shall undertake to provide leadership for the development of the cyber
security culture within its borders. Member States undertake to sensitize, provide
education and training, and disseminate information to the public.
3.
Public-Private Partnership
Each State Party shall develop public-private partnership as a model to engage
industry, the civil society, and academia in the promotion and enhancement of a culture
of cyber security.
4.
Education and training
Each State Party shall adopt measures to develop capacity building with a view to
offering training which covers all areas of cyber security to different stakeholders, and
setting standards for the private sector.
State Parties undertake to promote technical education for information and
communication technology professionals, within and outside government bodies,
through certification and standardization of training; categorization of professional
qualifications as well as development and needs-based distribution of educational
material.
Article 27:
1.
National cyber security monitoring structures
Cyber security governance
a)
Each State Party shall adopt the necessary measures to establish an
appropriate institutional mechanism responsible for cyber security
governance;
b)
The measures adopted as per paragraph 1 of this Article shall establish
strong leadership and commitment in the different aspects of cyber security
institutions and relevant professional bodies of the State Party. To this end,
State Parties shall take the necessary measures to:
i)
Establish clear accountability in matters of cyber security at all levels
of Government by defining the roles and responsibilities in precise
terms;
ii)
Express a clear, public and transparent commitment to cyber security;