President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana), Ms Afua Brown-Eyeson has been appointed Leader for the Child Online Protection (COP) Division of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) effective 1st February 2022.
Ms Afua Brown-Eyeson will work with relevant stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the COP provisions in the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038).
She will further engage with national-level stakeholders to increase commitment to child sexual exploitation and abuse prevention and response and lead in the development of appropriate support services for victims, including prosecutions of child online sexual offences.
According to the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the protection of children online is one of the cybersecurity priorities of the government.
“The Government of Ghana is therefore committed to promoting a safe and positive use of the internet among children and young people even as we continue to drive Ghana’s digitalisation agenda,” she said.
Ms. Afua Brown-Eyeson was enrolled as a lawyer 21 years ago. She is a legal consultant, a court-certified advocacy specialist for children in Georgia, USA, the chairperson of the West Africa and Ghana chapters of Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF – West Africa and WILDAF – Ghana), a member of the Domestic Violence Management Board and a former lecturer at the Ghana School of Law.
Protection of children on the internet is one of the mandates of the Cyber Security Authority.
The Authority was established under Section 2 of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) to regulate cybersecurity activities and lead Ghana’s cybersecurity development among other related functions.
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