[ 2017-04-03 ]

National Security Minister, Ken Dapaah

Cybercrime among Ghana’s top security threats – Kan Dapaah
The National Security minister Ken Dapaah says
Cybercrime is among the top three security threats
the country is grappling with.

He said the increasing development trends in
Information and Communication Technology raises a
serious Global Security threat that Ghana is not
immune from.

Mr. Dapaah made the comments when he addressed the
opening ceremony of a joint training Programme
organized by the Council of Europe with support
from the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended
(GLACY+) and the Judicial Training Institute of
the Judicial Service of Ghana dubbed
“Introductory Cybercrime and Electronic Training
of Trainers course”.

The Security Minister said he is excited about the
training programme to the extent that beyond
apprehending cyber criminals, their subsequent
prosecution will be enhanced through the knowledge
base that the participants will acquire throughout
the five days of training.

In a speech read on the behalf, the Chief Justice
said the Judicial Service has a great need of
continues capacity building on how to Prosecutor
Cyber Criminals. She beseeched the trainees to
secure enough information out of the training so
they can intend transfer same to their other
colleagues.

The training programme has participants drawn from
the Judicial Service, the Attorneys General
Department, EOCO, NACOB, NCA, National Security,
Police Service, BNI Ministry of Communication and
the CID.

Background

The growth in the use and development of
information and communications technologies (ICT)
go hand in hand with the rise of crimes committed
against or through the use of computer systems.
The Council of Europe approach to protect
societies worldwide in the cyberspace based on the
development and implementation of the Budapest
Convention on cyber crime, through a suitable
programme of capacity for criminal Justice
authorities.

Sustainable Judicial Training programmers on the
cybercrime and electronic evidence are the only
effective manner of ensuring the judges,
magistrates and prosecutors have sufficient
knowledge to fulfill their roles effectively. The
Judicial Training approach of the Council of
Europe is to empower to develop their own
programme by providing the first levels of
training and then supporting countries as they
integrate the available training into their
training curricula and Judicial Training Strategy.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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