1.3.4 NATIONAL BENCHMARKING
Mauritania performs annual security audit on existing infrastructure (administration intranet platform) as part of a
national benchmarking program.
1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING
1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT
Mauritania does not have currently 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 but it will be considered with the collaboration of the University of Nouakchott.
1.4.2 MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT
Mauritania does not have currently 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
Mauritania does not have currently any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized
certification programs in cybersecurity.
1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION
Mauritania does not have currently any certified government and public sector agencies certified under
internationally recognized standards in cybersecurity.
1.5 COOPERATION
1.5.1 INTRA-STATE COOPERATION
Mauritania does not have currently officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets
across borders or with other nation states.
1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION
Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing
cybersecurity assets within the public sector.
1.5.3 PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP
Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing
cybersecurity assets within the public and private sector.
1.5.4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Mauritania is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. Mauritania
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
Specific legislation on child online protection has been enacted through the following instruments:
-Article 306* of the Criminal Code
Articles 47 and 48* of the Protection Code for Children.
2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL
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