ITU-ARCC and Huawei to jointly promote public-private cybersecurity collaboration

ITU-ARCC and Huawei to jointly promote public-private cybersecurity collaboration

Oman: The ITU Arab Regional Cyber Security Center (ITU-ARCC) and Huawei have signed an agreement to jointly promote public-private partnerships (PPPs) in cybersecurity. The cooperation agreement was signed by Eng. Badar Al Salehi, Director General, Oman National CERT &Head of the ITU Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre (ITU-ARCC) representing ITU-ARCC and Shunli Wang, VP of Huawei Middle East & Central Asia during COMEX 2023, Oman's official technology, communications, innovation and digital transformation show.

The signing of this (ToR) marks a new era of cooperation between the regional cybersecurity organization ITU-ARCC and global ICT leader Huawei to promote Arab world cybersecurity knowledge transfer, sharing of best practices and capacity building.

The agreement seeks to strengthen the collaboration among Arab cybersecurity experts to effectively address threats and incident response in cyberspace. It also aims to nurture an open, mutually beneficial and neutral cybersecurity ecosystem through inclusive public and private partnerships. Further, both entities seek to jointly support efforts to establish a secure, prosperous and sustainable Arab digital economic ecosystem.

Commenting on the role of the agreement in supporting cybersecurity, Eng. Badar Al Salehi said: "The cybersecurity market is witnessing steady growth, reaching more than $270 billion, and is expected to reach $600 billion by 2025. This