1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING
1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT
DRC 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
DRC 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
DRC does not have any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification programs
in cybersecurity.
1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION
DRC 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
DRC does not any officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets across borders or
with other nation states.
1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION
DRC 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
DRC 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
DRC is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. DRC is among the
beneficiaries of the EU/ITU co-funded project “Support for Harmonization of the ICT Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa”
(HIPSSA).
2. CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION
2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Specific legislation on child protection has been enacted through the following instruments:
-The Criminal Code (Article 172, 175-177)
-Child Protection Law (Article 160, 169, 173 and 179-180)
2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL
DRC has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 16, 17(e) and 34(c), to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child.
DRC 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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