National Security Minister lauds introduction of Countering Violent Extremism Course at KAIPTC
Accra, 14th August 2017: There is no doubt that violent extremism continues to pose daunting security challenges and undermines continental, regional and national peace and security.
It is against this background that the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), and the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT/CAERT), is collaborating to organize the maiden Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Course, aimed at building capacities in preventing and countering violent extremism in Africa.
The Minister for National Security, Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah, in his opening address, expressed his delight over the introduction of the course, which he believes will immensely benefit the African continent, “I am particularly excited about this course, in view of the huge threat that violent extremism and terrorism poses to all nations around the world and especially the African Continent”, he said.
Le Ministre de la sécurité nationale se réjouit de l’introduction au KAIPTC d’une formation sur la lutte contre l’extrémisme violent
Nul ne peut douter que l’extrémisme violent ne cesse de poser des défis énormes à la sécurité et de porter atteinte à la paix et à la sécurité aux niveaux continental, régional et national.
C’est dans ce contexte que le Centre International Kofi Annan de Formation au Maintien de la Paix (KAIPTC) et le Centre africain d’études et de recherche sur le terrorisme (CAERT/CAERT) collaborent pour organiser la toute première formation sur la Prévention et la lutte contre l’extrémisme violent. Cette formation vise à renforcer les capacités en matière de prévention et de lutte contre l’extrémisme violent en Afrique.
Lack of skills set is major contributor to Cyber Security challenges – Communications Minister
Accra, 14 August, 2017: The Minister for Communications, Hon. Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has pointed out that the unavailability of the critical competencies to deal with cyber security issues, is a primary cause of increased global challenges in the fight against cyber security.
Hon Owusu-Ekuful cited a 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study – Benchmarking Workforce Capacity and Response to Cyber Risk conducted by Frost & Sullivan early this year, which notes that sixty-six percent of organizations identified the lack of skillset in addressing cyber threats as a major challenge. The study further projected cyber security workforce shortage at 1.8 million by the year 2022.
Le manque de compétence entraine souvent des défis de sécurité Informatique – Ministre de la Communication
La Ministre de la communication, l’hon. Mme Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, a souligné que la non-disponibilité des compétences essentielles pour traiter les questions de sécurité informatique est la principale cause des défis toujours plus nombreux à l’échelle mondiale de lutte contre les menaces qui pèsent sur la sécurité informatique.
