1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT Togo 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 Togo 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 there are a lot of professional certification centers in the field of security and cybersecurity. 1.4.3 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Togo does not have the exact number of public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification programs in cybersecurity. 1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION Togo 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 Togo does not have officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets across borders or with other nation states. 1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. Togo 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 online protection has been enacted through the following instruments: Article 89* of the Criminal Code – does not mention explicitly child pornography Article 392 of the Children’s Code of Togo 2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL Togo has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 16, 17(e) and 34(c), to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Togo 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. 2