INSA Working on Cyber Security to Realize Ethiopia's Digital Ambition

Addis Ababa, October 18/2024 (ENA)  Information Network Security Administration (INSA) Deputy Director-General Daniel Guta stressed that INSA is working hard focusing on cyber security to realize Digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy and ensure Ethiopia's successful transition to a digital economy.  

Daniel, a panelist at the GITEX 2024 Expo in Dubai, under a tittle "Ethiopia 2025 Strategy and Cyber ​​Security", stated Ethiopia's efforts to bolster cyber security as part of its 2025 digital strategy. 

Daniel identified national digital identity, electronic payment systems, and cyber security as critical components for the success of Ethiopia's 2025 digital transformation. 

In this regard, Daniel pointed out that many works have been done to ensure the cyber security of the country.

INSA is focusing on five key issues to achieve its mission of ensuring Ethiopia's cyber security, he noted. 

These are ensuring ownership of knowledge and technology, institutional excellence, construction and protection of key infrastructures, national and international partnership and cooperation, and policy and legal framework preparation.

At the forum, Daniel said the Ethiopian capital market and other similar institutions are playing an important role in facilitating Ethiopia's digital economy.

INSA is fulfilling its role to ensure the safe transition of Ethiopia's digital economy and to achieve the goals of the Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, he added.  

INSA is actively working to safeguard Ethiopia's digital economy and achieve the objectives of the 2025 digital strategy.