The meeting expected to be made up of
Ministerial experts was hosted by the government of Mali saw 12 members of the
African Union (AU) in attendance out of the 54 membership.
ITRealms gathered that the meeting
which ended at the weekend was marred by lack of the required quorum although
the meeting went on to examine two-agenda items on Internet Governance and
cybersecurity and fight against cybercrime.
A communique made available to ITRealms
at the end of the meeting showed that the opening ceremony was graced by the
Minister of Digital Economy and Communication of the Republic of Mali, Mr.
Mountaga Tall.
Participants at the Conference followed the
key points of Mr. Mountaga speech who asked them to be more aware and mobilized
against the political, democratic, cultural and strategic governance of the
Internet and the issues of cybersecurity and cybercrime.
In addition, ITRealms
reports that despite the quorum, CTS on Communication and ICT adopted the report
of experts which primarily contains the AU Declaration on Internet Governance
and the African global approach on Cyber Security issues and fight against
cybercrime.
On Internet Governance issues, CTS submitted
for adoption of the AU Declaration on Internet Governance to the legislative
organs of the African Union.
While on cybersecurity and fight against
cybercrime, they made recommendations to the Executive Council of the African
Union for review.
The Ministers stressed the crucial role of
the Internet Governance and Cybersecurity in achieving the objectives of the AU
Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for dynamic and prosperous
Africa.
At the end of the deliberations, the African Ministers
in charge of Communications and Information and Communication Technologies
welcomed the spirit of responsibility, conciliation and cordiality that
prevailed throughout the Conference of Ministers.
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