The Committee is chaired by the CEO of the Ghana Cham­ber of Telecommunications, Dr Kenneth Edem Ashigbey, with representatives from Ghana As­sociation of Banks (GAB), In­ternational Information System Security Certification Consor­tium (ISC2), Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the three industry represen­tatives on the CSA governing board as other members.

It was formed during a pre­liminary consultative meeting to brainstorm the strategic roadmap for the development of the Industry Forum.

Section 81(1) of the Cyber Security Act mandates the establishment of “an Industry Forum which is a platform that periodically brings the industry together to discuss matters of common interest to the indus­try”.

The Cyber Security Industry Forum will be launched in Oc­tober this year to coincide with the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).

Director-General of the CSA, Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, emphasised the crucial role of industry support in shaping policy and regulatory activities as well as the forum’s potential to support industry standards.

He added that the ongoing licensing and accreditation of cyber security service providers, establishments and profession­als was to assure international best practices, and to give recognition to industry profes­sionals in Ghana and that the process was likely to impact the membership of the forum positively.

Dr Ashigbey pledged the Committee’s commitment to the forum, and expressed opti­mism that its pivotal role would drive industry development and unify the industry.

Through the Joint Cyber Security Committee (JCC) secretariat, the CSA is actively spearheading the operational­isation of the forum, signal­ling a collaborative effort to enhance industry cohesion and standards.

This initiative underscores the CSA’s commitment to fos­tering a collaborative regulatory environment and elevating Ghana’s cyber security land­scape through industry cooper­ation and dialogue.