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Volume 11, August, 2020 A SAMENA Telecommunications Council Publication www.samenacouncil.org S AMENA TRENDS FOR SAMENA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL'S MEMBERS BUILDING DIGITAL ECONOMIES H.M. Queen Silvia of Ms. Doreen Bogdan- Dr. Joanna Rubinstein Sweden Martin President & CEO, World Childhood Founder, World Childhood BDT Director, ITU Foundation Foundation, Sweden Switzerland USA THIS MONTH DIGITAL IDENTITY, CYBERSECURITY, AND CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION VOLUME 11, AUGUST, 2020 Contributing Editors Knowledge Contributions Subscriptions Izhar Ahmad China Mobile International [email protected] SAMENA Javaid Akhtar Malik DSA Nexign Advertising TRENDS PCCW Global [email protected] stc Kuwait Editor-in-Chief Tech Mahindra SAMENA TRENDS Bocar A. 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EDITORIAL SAMENA TRENDS Digital Identity, Cybersecurity, and Child Online Protection We now exists in the world of virtual measures are not taken as soon as possible. interactions, digital vulnerabilities, and This is, in part, why lack of funding and outdated network architectures, policies, financing new infrastructure investments mindsets, and industry approaches, all of – a notable part of which has to focus on which require reassessment. security of both data and networks—are being discussed nowadays. Numerous accounts Many commonly known factors have caused of interruption of business, reputational unprecedented complexities and insecurities damage, and loss of intellectual property, to rise for the private sector and the public and other enterprise and national-level sector, lately. The key factor among those is issues encountered due to either lack of the influx and exchange of data. This data or insufficient availability of cybersecurity influx trend has been more obvious during measures, have catalyzed unified industry- the current year than it ever was, earlier. In wide approaches and capabilities to address the evolving data landscape, the complexity security concerns in the digital realm. Bocar A. BA of the current digital ecosystem, access Chief Executive Officer & Board to the network, and numerous uses of the Because cyber threats cause great losses Member communication infrastructure, inherently to private-sector players, and can do so for SAMENA Telecommunications make networks and digital security a daunting the governments as well on multiple national Council challenge. This challenge of security in and international fronts, it is this realization the cyber world has a direct bearing on the that that has made cybersecurity a priority protection against denial-of- private sector and the regulators' ability to and and opportunity for all stakeholders. To service attacks, which in the current create and foster trust-building in the digital help pace things forward in a speedy manner, situation around the world, must space, mitigate customer churn, fulfill policy governments should further incentivize remain a top contingency step, and regulatory demands, protect end-users cybersecurity measures by the private sector, anyway; and, third, implement better and in particular children and young people, and through such state-level incentivization routing of data traffic and conduct conduct business and investment planning in of cybersecurity implementation, many IP traffic cleansing. a sustainable manner, and keep shareholders co-related issues can also be addressed, happy and ever-ready to approve further such as children's online protection (COP), While immediate action is needed infrastructure investments. Ultimately, all and proliferation of connectivity and digital to beneficially exploit the power of this has a direct impact on our collective services in the financial, education, and of existing digital technologies ability to fulfill the breadth and the depth of medical sectors. in order to put recovery back on the Sustainable Development Agenda; an track, governments and regulatory objective that concerns both companies and SAMENA Council has made cybersecurity a authorities in the region, with the governments alike. key area of intervention and is determined to support and proactive engagement highlight and address all relevant aspects of of the private sector and the digital The private sector, especially Operators this complex subject within the SA-ME-NA space players, should also act upon understand their position and evolving role region, and to collaborate with concerned the need to create synergies across amidst latest digital transformation trends, stakeholders in order to bring to light the most various industries, to understand and how they are required to transform cutting-edge, implementable cybersecurity and highlight the cybersecurity and themselves and adapt to the changing solutions in the world. The industry needs COP imperatives. SAMENA Council competition and Internet-driven landscape. to start taking action on all cybersecurity believes that public-private- They also understand where and how, fronts in parallel, and three good places to people cooperation is essential for despite trillions of dollars of investment, their start would be, one, to implement data risk addressing such digital security continue to remain significant connectivity management solutions that provide much concerns, which have been gaps and divides, which can further increase needed visibility of the large third-party highlighted strongly following the if fundamental network and data security blindspots; two, to implement stronger Covid-19 crisis. 4 AUGUST 2020 FEATURED SAMENA TRENDS ITU Child Online Protection Guidelines Implementing Measures to Protect Children & Young People Online H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden Founder, World Childhood Foundation Sweden Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin Dr. Joanna Rubinstein BDT Director, ITU President & CEO, World Childhood Foundation Switzerland USA The Internet has increased access to of more than 52% of the world's population. already online. Approximately, one third of information in all corners of the globe, and The increasing use of the Internet and all internet users today consists of children is now woven into multiple aspects of life the ICTs empowering children and and young people (CYP). young people to learn, express, entertain “The child shall have themselves, experience new things, and Despite the profound benefits of the to connect and communicate with their Internet, there are real threats online that the right to freedom of families and friends. The Internet can children and young people can and do expression; this right also provide substantial access to health, encounter. They can be exposed to age- shall include freedom to education, financial, and information inappropriate content or inappropriate services,