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The BSI Digital Toolkit improves
understanding of how standards can advance digital policy objectives
Digitalization toolkit maximizes the value of standards
In a BSI whitepaper which addressed the barriers to digital transformation, it was found that the uptake of standards in the developing world is a lot lower in comparison to the developed world. “One of the key barriers is the multitude of standards in this space, which causes confusion on which standard or standards countries
should adopt or implement,” says Cindy. “So, it was clear to me that, in order to bridge the gap and make real impact, we have to simplify and provide guidance on the key standards that would support countries to achieve their common objective of building secure and resilient digital economies. “It’s then also about providing
capacity-building so the institutions of the country – the National Standards Bodies, government departments, regulators and external funding institutions such as development banks – could understand how standards can help them achieve their policy objectives.” Based on the research and insights from the whitepaper, BSI has taken
this work further and created a standards-based digitalization toolkit to provide the countries’ institutions with a common understanding of how a standards infrastructure can lend itself to advancing policy objectives, alongside legal and regulatory measures. There are two key elements to the toolkit. The first is a policy dialogue convening senior stakeholders within a country’s digital ecosystem. This provides the opportunity to demonstrate how standards can support and benefit their country, why standards should be embedded into their strategy and programmes, and also discuss key reasons for them to incorporate standards into their work. The second element is for other stakeholders in key institutions to undertake a four-day training course, covering the importance of standards for the four core areas identified as vital to national cyber resilience: information and cybersecurity; protection of privacy; digital identity and provenance; and the cloud and interoperability.
“It is absolutely critical for us that
the training is relevant to addressing the challenges faced by the developing world and therefore we
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