African Union: African Union adopted Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection including provisions on cybersecurity regulation
Description
African Union adopted Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection including provisions on cybersecurity regulation
On 27 June 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. The Convention emphasises the importance of developing national cybersecurity policies and strategies to address the evolving threats i…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government