Rabat – Pursuant to the High Royal Instructions, the 5th edition of the “Cyber Security Conclave – Morocco” seminar kicked off on Wednesday in Rabat.
The two-day meeting is organized by the General Directorate of information systems security (DGSSI) under the national defense Administration, in partnership with the United Arab Emirates Cybersecurity Council.
The seminar, which brings together over 350 public decision-makers, business leaders, managers and cybersecurity professionals, highlights the crucial importance of cooperation in the field of cybersecurity and aims to strengthen the cyber capabilities of human resources, through addressing in particular the new techniques and postures used to counter cyberattacks, as well as the consolidation of digital sovereignty in light of technological advances such as AI, Big Data, Blockchain and IoT.
The event features a rich program of conferences and panels led by leading national and international cybersecurity experts, as well as a “Cyber-drill” bringing to
gether academic and professional teams.
The seminar will also be attended by leaders of national cybersecurity authorities, notably from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Canada, Ghana, Gabon, Egypt, Benin, Mozambique and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as officials from SMART AFRICA and the International Telecommunication Union.
On the sidelines of this event, a meeting of the Network of African Cybersecurity Authorities (NACSA), of which the DGSSI has held the vice-presidency since November 2023, will take place to draft the founding charter of NACSA and define its missions as well as its two-year action plan.
The opening session of this seminar was marked by a speech by Minister Delegate in charge of national defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, who stressed that a safe and secure cyberspace is necessary to support the digital transition in our country.
Loudyi also reviewed the Kingdom’s efforts to strengthen the security of its information systems.
Speaking on this occa
sion, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abellatif Miraoui, stressed the importance of developing human resource capabilities, highlighting his department’s action in the field of training to meet the needs of the national cybersecurity and information technology ecosystem.
For her part, Minister Delegate in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Ghita Mezzour, emphasized the priority given to digitalization in Morocco, noting that cybersecurity is a prerequisite for a successful digital transition.
The opening session of the seminar was also marked by speeches by head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, and Director General of SMART AFRICA, Lacina Kone.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said today that the number of administrative detainees in Israeli occupation prisons reached 3,484 at the end of January, including at least 40 children and 11 women.
In a statement, PPS highlighted the significant increase in the number of administrative detainees, explaining that this number was not recorded even in the years of the first intifada that broke out in 1987.
The statement indicates that the occupation authorities have issued more than 3,400 administrative detention orders, including new and renewed orders, since the beginning of its comprehensive aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on October 7 of last year.
It added that November recorded the highest rate in the issuance of administrative detention orders, amounting to 1,120 orders.
According to the statement, the number of administrative detainees reached 3,484 at the end of January, noting that most of them were detained after October 7 of last y
ear.
The statement said the occupation targeted all groups, including children, women, activists and journalists, noting that the number of detainees before October 7 reached approximately 1,320 detainees.
It explained that the number of children in administrative detention reached at least 40, the number of females reached 11, and the number of journalists who were transferred to administrative detention reached 21, including a female journalist.
PPS said that the Israeli occupation authorities use the policy of arbitrary administrative detention as a policy of oppression and control against the Palestinians, stating that the occupation uses the pretext of secret evidence to place Palestinians under administrative detention.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA