The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AIGF) has identified cybercrime as a big threat to Africa’s digital transformation strategy. This was one of the recommendations at the twelfth African Internet Governance Forum, with the theme ‘Transforming Africa’s Digital Landscape: Empowering Inclusion, Security and Innovation ’, which ended in Abuja, Nigeria. The Forum also calls for an urgent need for governments across the continent to increase their investment in cyber security. In a recommendation signed by all members, AIFG said “ Cybercrime remains a potential threat to the implementation of AU 2063 agenda and AU’s digital transformation strategy. African Union and African government to ensure adequate investment to fight cybercrime activities, ensure international cooperation, and capacity building for lawmakers and enforcement actors, the judiciary and other necessary actors ,” the AGIF said The Forum noted that Africa’s digital workforce strategy is reactive and that urgent investment is required to bridge the digital divide and to develop the digital workforce that is needed for innovation. The participants stressed that it was vital that penetration into Artificial Intelligence (AI) digital solutions be grown from African datasets, and tailor AI models to the region’s unique challenges and opportunities. They said the dearth of research […]
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