Minister of Communications Technology, Debretsion Gebremichael has presented a Bill concerning cybersecurity to the House of People's Representatives. The Bill aims to defend the country against cyberattacks by combatting computer crimes.
Such a law would be vital to the operation of critical safety systems, such as emergency response, and to the protection of infrastructure systems.
The rationale is society's increasing use of Internet, computers, cell phones and mobile devices everyday to talk, email, text and tweet with family, friends and colleagues.
It took two years to draft the Bill for a technology neutral approach, based on the experience of the European Union, African Union, United Nations and other well-known international organisations. These organisations are fundamental to effective cybersecurity protection.
Most computer crimes included in the Draft Proclamation are intentional. However, given the limited awareness of computer misuse in the nation, the Bill seeks to protect ignorant users from unnecessary criminalisation.
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