The R&D & Innovation program aims to develop academic partnerships in Education and Research with reference Universities from advanced or emerging countries, with two objectives:
The limited number of specialized cybersecurity higher education curriculum in Africa bridles the development of necessary skills for private and public sector, in particular for the Financial Sector confronted to rising threats and stronger regulatory requirements.
Furthermore, many promising students that study abroad do not come back on the continent. Fostering research will lead to the creation of cybersecurity startups and qualified jobs.