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Dear Joel,<br><br>
Thanks you for the invitation, we will make sure to have <br>
somebody there to represent AfriNIC.<br><br>
Regards.<br><br>
- a.<br><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>My name is Joel Schwarz and I am an
attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Computer Crime and
Intellectual Property Section. <br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>I am currently in the planning
stages of organizing a workshop on cybercrime legislative drafting and
capacity building for the Sub-Saharan African region. As I'm sure
you would agree, as African countries look to E-Commerce as a way to
develop their economies it is important that the legal infrastructure
that allows for investigation and prosecution of offenses related to the
use of that technology be concurrently developed. Moreover,
while technology has provided new and exciting benefits to Africa, such
as distance learning for remote and distributed populations, and wireless
and satellite communications in regions that lack investment in physical
infrastructure, there is the danger that this technology could be misused
by criminals as a staging ground for attacks, or as a cybercrime
haven. Similarly, as technology continues to integrate itself into
our daily lives we are finding that electronic evidence and investigative
techniques are also becoming more important in investigating, solving and
prosecuting physical-world crimes, such as terrorism or kidnapping (which
is now being facilitated through E–mailed ransom notes). <br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>As such, our goals for the workshop
are: 1) to provide technical support to participants to assist them in
drafting adequate domestic cyber crime legislation; and 2) to increase
the investigative capacity of the law enforcement community in Africa in
regard to cyber crime matters.<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Currently, our plan is to hold 2
back to back workshops - June 12 - 16th and June 19 - 23rd - at the ILEA
Botswana facility in Gaborone, the first workshop being in English only,
and the second in English with simultaneous French translation. At
present we are expecting 2 to 3 delegates from each participating ILEA
country (participating member countries of ILEA are:</font> Botswana,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria,
Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon,
Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DRC, Gabon and
Madagascar)<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>. <br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>In terms of the backgrounds of
potential workshop candidates, we are</font> primarily seeking
legislators (and/or legislative staff), policymakers (from the
government, academia, etc.), and senior law enforcement officials
responsible for drafting and amending cybercrime statutes or for
conducting cybercrime investigations. Of course, I'm also
interested in inviting law enforcement individuals from dedicated
cybercrime investigative or prosecutorial units, if they exist or, in the
alternative, individuals who have specialized in cybercrime
investigations or prosecutions within one of the ILEA member countries
referenced above. <br><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>In order to provide training that
will be both helpful and productive, as well as in order to tailor the
training to the needs of the individual delegates, I've drafted an agenda
for a comprehensive 4 day workshop (starting from introduction to
technology and moving attendees through the problems and challenges
raised, to lessons on drafting cyber-legislation, to building law
enforcement capacity, etc) -- a draft of which I will be sending out
shortly. In the interim, I am currently in the process of locating
speakers from both the public and private sector to help supplement the
training we can offer from the governmental and law enforcement
perspective, and I am hoping that</font>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>AfriNIC might be able to assist us
in such a capacity. As such, I am writing to you to see if someone
from</font> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>AfriNIC might be
available to participate as a speaker (or to recommend local speakers in
Africa) in either one, or both, of the workshops (referenced above),
during one or more of the following sessions:<br>
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<b>* The Risk of Cybercrime and Its Impact on the African
Region</b>: A discussion of the importance of Cybersecurity and of
the scope of cybercrime in the region and around the globe. <br><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><b>*</font> Unique Challenges in the
Region in Combating Cybercrime:</b> Discussion of special circumstances
such as satellites from other countries, no domestic ISPs subject to
local law, porous borders, etc.<br><br>
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<b>* The Process of Developing and Enacting Cyber Legislation</b>:
The process by which various countries’ computer crime statutes were
drafted and adopted (whether those attempts have resulted din actual
laws, or have yet to come to fruition). <br><br>
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<b>African State Cybercrime Laws or Proposed Laws: </b> Discussion by
African countries of cybercrime laws that they have enacted domestically,
or are in the process of drafting, and their experiences in
drafting/enacting them. <br><br>
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<b>* Discussion of Current International Efforts to combat Phishing and
ID Theft and How African Countries Can Get Involved</b> <br><br>
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<b>* Fostering Cooperation Between ISPs, Industry, and Law
Enforcement:</b> Perspective from private industry regarding how they are
affected by cybercrime and how they can assist and provide information to
law enforcement for criminal investigations. <br><br>
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<b>* Training, Structuring, and Funding Cybercrime Units</b>: Panel
discussion of how a cybercrime unit can be effectively assembled to
conduct computer crime investigations and the means through which
countries can obtain funds to create or augment their investigative
cybercrime capabilities.<br><br>
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<b>* Wireless and Satellite Internet Access – Unique Challenges
Raised:</b> A discussion of the unique law enforcement
investigative and international cooperation challenges raised by these
new means of gaining Internet access.<br><br>
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<b>* Finding In-Country/In-Region Support & Funding for Law
Enforcement CyberCrime Units:</b> A discussion of the challenges faced by
others, success stories in the region and ideas for resources to consult
and training options to tap into.<br><br>
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Thank you in advance for considering this request and for any help you
may be able to offer. And please feel free to contact me if you
have any questions or need additional information. Cheers.<br><br>
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-Joel Schwarz<br><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><a></a>Joel Schwarz<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Computer Crime & Intellectual
Property Section<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>U.S. Department of Justice<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Washington, D.C. 20005<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Phone - (202) 353-4253<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Fax - (202) 514-6113<br>
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