Ghana Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038) Scope + CSA Ghana + Definitions. PURPOSE: regulate cybersecurity activities in Ghana + promote cybersecurity development + protect critical information infrastructure + prevent + detect + respond to cybersecurity incidents + cybercrime + protect children online. SCOPE: applies to (a) all persons in Ghana; (b) Ghanaian nationals + persons habitually resident in Ghana wherever located; (c) acts committed outside Ghana where the act has an effect in Ghana OR where the act is committed by a Ghanaian national; (d) cybersecurity activities including service provision + use + research. CYBER SECURITY AUTHORITY (CSA Ghana, Part II): an independent statutory body established under the Ministry of Communications + Digitalisation + with: (a) DIRECTOR-GENERAL appointed by the President; (b) GOVERNING BOARD with public + private + technical expertise; (c) FUNCTIONS - leadership + coordination + research + standards + enforcement + capacity-building + international cooperation; (d) FUNDING through Government appropriation + Cybersecurity Fund (Sec.31) financed by levies on cybersecurity services + telecommunications operators. KEY DEFINITIONS: CYBERSECURITY + CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE (CII) + CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT + CYBERCRIME + CYBERSECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER + CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL + DIGITAL FORENSIC EVIDENCE. JURISDICTION: extraterritorial reach via citizenship + effect-doctrine + cooperation under Budapest Cybercrime Convention.
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