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special procedure stipulated in ITU Resolu-
tion 559 (WRC-19). T e Member States
had a deadline of 21 May 2020 to submit the
BSS f lings to the ITU.

Harmonised Cyber Security Legal and
Regulatory Framework
host the final African Preparatory Meeting The SADC Harmonised Cyber Security
for WRC-19, as it is an ATU tradition that Legal and Regulatory Framework of No-
the host of that meeting would lead the vember 2012 consists of three SADC Har-
Africa Group interventions and chair the monised Cyber Security Model Laws
Africa Group at WRC. T is was realised (E-Transactions/E-commerce, Data Pro-
when South Africa hosted the f nal African tection, and Cybercrime). All SADC
Preparatory Meeting in August 2019. T e Member States have either transposed the
WRC-19 outcomes were favourable to the SADC Harmonised Cyber Security Model
SADC region. T is is the strategy to ensure Laws or have a cyber-security legal frame-
the SADC region has access to adequate RF work in place. Data is the new oil and
spectrum through the ITU RF allocations many jurisdictions around the region have
for the present and future communications enhanced their data protection frame-
systems to support regional integration and works. An assessment of the transposition
socio-economic development for the bene- on SADC Model Law on Data Protection
f t of SADC citizens. in SADC Member States and gap analysis
was completed in November 2019.
Shared Satellite Programme In order to institutionalise the SADC
T e Framework for SADC Shared Satellite Harmonised Cyber Security Legal and Reg-
Programme was developed with the overar- ulatory Framework and implement the e-
ching objective to enable the development SADC Strategic Framework and SADC
64 a SADC Regional Shared Satellite Pro- Cyber Security Action Plan, Member States
gramme that harnesses the potential of are setting up National and Regional Com-
satellite technology to provide communica- puter Incident Response Teams (CIRT). In
tion services and products to fulf l the eco- collaboration with the ITU, several SADC
nomic, political, social and environmental Member States have established national
needs of SADC. Preliminary feasibility CIRTs while others are at an advanced stage.
studies for the deployment of a dedicated All SADC Member States are expected to
SADC-owned and operated satellite net- have their CIRTs operation by end of 2020.
work have shown promising results. Central The first SADC Cyber Drill to provide
to the implementation of the framework is hands-on training on typical cyber inci-
the aspect of addressing the regional expert- dents such as cyber extortion, phishing
ise in satellite communications technology. and ransomware was held in September
In collaboration with the ITU, three (3) 2018 in Mauritius. Cyber drills are used to
hands-on technical training sessions to assess Member States’ preparedness to
build a pool of experts in the region on ITU timely detect, respond and mitigate cyber
satellite sof ware, Radio Regulation and incidents. SADC plans to establish a Re-
Rules and Procedure on Satellite Networks gional CIRT that will enhance regional,
have been organised and over 100 satellite continental and internal co-operation on
experts from the region have been men- cyber security, facilitate capacity building
tored. and information and technology sharing.
As part of implementing the framework It will also become the reference cen-
and creating awareness on the operations tre for regional cyber security objectives
and control of satellites, Member States had and support developing draft regional or
the opportunity in January 2020 to receive national cyber security frameworks and
a guided tour of the Angola Satellite Mission policies. The Framework for Setting up
and Control Centre. Member States have the SADC Regional CIRT has been ap-
developed new satellite f lings for national proved by the SADC ICT Ministers and
Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) in the Member States have been requested to
ITU planned bands to replace their de- submit Expressions of Interest for hosting
graded assignments in pursuance of the the Regional CIRT.