i-Vission International, the same organization managing the Douala Net Tuesday, is organizing an international colloquium in Douala, Cameroon, for February 19-21, 2009, and is currently calling for papers.  The topic is:  The Impact of Cyber Criminality on the Economy of a Developing Nation.

The deadline to submit an essay is January 19, 2009.  More details below.

3-Day Colloquium

The Impact of Cyber Criminality on the Economy of a Developing Nation

i-Vission Internation will be organising a three (3) day International Colloquium on this issue, from the 19th to the 21st of February, 2009, to empower the public and private sectors in Cameroon on cyber safety in close collaboration with national and international partners (researchers, professionals, programmers, and others in the domain of information systems security).

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Topics Include:

• Electronic funds transfer fraud
• Telecommunication piracy
• Cyber terrorism and vandalism
• Cyber harassments, threats and defamation
• Online grooming, sexual exploitation and child abuse
• Offensive and illegal online content
• Trans national cyber crimes
• Investigative and policing issues
• Cyber safety: prevention and defence
• Telemarketing fraud
• Cyber safety: case study of a successful model Cyber criminality and the law
• Wireless networks security (case study)
• Security of mobile and portable devices (case study)
• Network infrastructure security (case study)
• Social networking

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Important dates:

• January 19, 2009 : Closing date for submitting essays
• January 20-23, 2009:  Organizing committee meeting to decide on the Candidates to be retained
• January 24, 2009: Distribution of invitation letters to all accepted Candidates
• February 19-21, 2009: International Colloquium

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3-Month Training

After the three days Colloquium, a three months course will follow.  Fifty (50) local experts will be trained on Cyber Safety Mechanisms, and methods of tracking cyber crimes in all its forms. This course is aimed at:

• Building the capacity of institutions and individuals that deal with sensitive information and systems.
• Preparing new members for the Cameroon cyber safety Club (CCSC), an initiative of i-Vission International with objective to Clean up the Cameroon cyberspace and make it safe for any transaction, in close collaboration with local and international partners.

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Experts & Volunteers

i-Vission International is looking for Experts  in the field of cyber criminology and Information Systems Security  to take part in this three months training in any domain of competence.

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