A strategy will be set up to build safe and stable cyberspace in Myanmar, said State Administration Council Member Deputy Prime Minister Union Minister for Transport and Communications General Mya Tun Oo at the cyber security policy briefing event and award-presenting ceremony of Security Awareness Video Competition (University Level).
The Telecommunication Law was enacted in 2013 and the communication sector was approved as the free market and the online services and e-Government system became wider. Moreover, the businesses and daily lives of people depend on the use of technology whereas cyber security threats and attacks are increasing, and there is also the influence of the development of AI on mankind and the social environment.
It is likely to affect national security so most countries try to control AI technology with policy, law and regulations. The Ministry of Transport and Communications also released the cybersecurity policy in March 2023 with he approval of the Union Government and distributed it to the Union-level organizations, ministries, and region and state governments.
Moreover, the cybersecurity policy contains seven objectives and five frameworks which are added by the relevant ministries and representatives based on the fundamental facts set by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It should issue policies, laws, procedures and instructions for cybersecurity to build a safe and stable cyberspace and set strategic facts to draft set up, and promote human resource and cybersecurity-related assistance and technologies, he said.
At the award-presenting ceremony of the Security Awareness Video Competition (University Level), he said, the video competition was held to achieve an outstanding video clip representing Myanmar in the “ASEAN-Japan Cyber Security Awareness Video Competition” jointly held by ASEAN-Japan Cyber Security Committee and Cyber Security Brunei. In implementing the facts stated in cybersecurity policy, all should cooperate in the cybersecurity sector, awareness campaigns and human resource development activities.
He then awarded the winners of the competition.
Next, the relevant official of the Information Technology and Cyber Security Department explained the work processes in cybersecurity policy and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) raised questions. — MNA/KTZH
