On November 9-10 this year, the KOMIB delegation took part in events dedicated to issues of equal cooperation on the way to the formation of a secure information space of the business program of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum (Sirius Federal Territory). The events were attended by the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the field of information security, Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Russian Foreign Ministry A.R. Lyukmanov, heads of relevant ministries of African countries, representatives of interested departments of Russia, as well as academic and business circles of Russia and African countries.

The participants of the events discussed topical issues of the international and Russian-African agenda in the field of information and communication technology security. One of the tasks outlined, which was clearly voiced during all the meetings, is the need to move away from global mechanisms that ensure the technological dominance of Western countries.

The KOMIB delegation took part in a thematic round table, and also held a number of bilateral meetings with African partners, developing previously established contacts. During the bilateral meetings, D. Grigoriev stressed that trust, predictability and reliability are the basic postulates for building long–term partnerships between Russia and African partners. The credibility of Russia as a reliable political partner extends to the field of information security. Russian companies are ready to share their expertise on capacity building, development of resources, skills and strategies necessary to strengthen the security of the States of the African continent during their digital transformation.

The meetings laid a solid foundation for practical interaction between interested public and private structures of Russia and African countries on issues of information security.