This archive report was first published on 31 July 2019.
On July 31, 2019, USIU-Africa and the Cyber Security Institute (CSI) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen Kenya's cybersecurity capabilities.
The partnership aims to leverage existing infrastructure to grow the region's expertise in cybersecurity, with a focus on research, innovation, training, and capacity building.
USIU-Africa Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Zeleza emphasized the importance of the partnership, stating, "The recent launch of Kenya's Huduma Number and the reported opportunities and challenges bring to the fore the need for concerted efforts in providing safe use of technology in driving national development. We believe this cooperation will see us advance cybersecurity education programmes and research to enable us contribute to the technological growth in the region".
Dr. Mark Matunga, CEO of Cyber Security Institute, added, "We cannot take lightly the fact that we live in an age fraught with digital and cyber risks. It is for this reason that we were keen to partner with USIU-Africa. Through the partnership, we look forward to working with USIU-Africa and its other partners in tackling the various cybersecurity issues facing our nation".
The partnership will establish a Centre of Excellence focused on Cyber Security services in training and capacity building for education, with CSI supporting USIU-Africa in developing a dynamic curriculum and identifying potential areas of research in Cyber Security best practices.
