In April 2023, the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate a treaty on the misuse of ICTs for criminal purposes will meet to discuss a chapter on technical assistance, among other topics. As well on 6 March, technical assistance will be discussed during the intersessional with multi-stakeholders and governments. 

In this podcast, Summer Walker speaks to Tomslin Samme-Nlar and Nate Allen, authors of report, The downsides of digital revolution: Confronting Africa’s evolving cyber threats.  They discuss security risks identified in the report specific to cybercrime and the implications for this on technical needs as well as recommendations for treaty negotiators.

Presenter(s):

Summer Walker, Head of Multilateral Affairs, NY, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Guests:

Tomslin Samme-Nlar, Research Director at Gefona Digital Foundation, a not-for-profit digital policy research organization in Cameroon.

Nate Allen, Associate professor of Security Studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Washington DC.

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The downsides of digital revolution: Confronting Africa’s evolving cyber threats