Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako has been appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as Acting Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) effective October 1, 2021.
As the Director-General of the newly established Authority, Dr. Antwi-Boasiako is expected to lead Ghana’s cybersecurity regulatory efforts under the policy direction of the Ministry of Communications & Digitalisation.
Dr. Antwi-Boasiako served as the National Cybersecurity Advisor and Head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), leading Ghana’s institutionalization of cybersecurity under the policy direction of the Minister for Communications & Digitalisation, Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who is responsible for cybersecurity matters in government.
Dr. Antwi-Boasiako has led the revision of Ghana’s National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy (NCPS) and the development and passage of Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), two enabling interventions that constitute the anchors of Ghana’s cybersecurity development.
During his tenure as Cybersecurity Advisor, Ghana’s cybersecurity improved on the ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index from 32.6% in 2017 to 86.69% in 2021, with Ghana becoming the 3rd most ranked country on the African continent with a global ranking of 43rd from the previous 89th position.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Solomon Nartey
