Cybersecurity Capacity Review The Gambia

Abstract

In collaboration with the World Bank (WB), the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC, or ‘the Centre’) undertook a review of the maturity of cybersecurity capacity in The Gambia at the invitation of the Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure (MOICI). The objective of this review was to enable The Gambia to gain an understanding of its cybersecurity capacity in order to strategically prioritise investment in cybersecurity capacities. Over the period 31 October–2 November 2018, the following stakeholders participated in roundtable consultations: academia, criminal justice, law enforcement, information technology officers and representatives from public sector entities, critical infrastructure owners, policy makers, information technology officers from the government and the private sector (including financial institutions), telecommunications companies the banking sector as well as international partners.