The President of the Republic Mr.Nicos Anastasiades received today, at the Presidential Palace, the annual report of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications Mr. Mr. George Michaelides for the year 2021.
Delivering the report, Mr. Michaelides said that "over the last two years we have developed a framework for the development of high-speed networks that gives predictability and certainty for investors to invest in high-speed networks. We have also recently taken steps to accelerate these investments, for example, wells from providers , poles, internal cabling issues" and others.
He also expressed satisfaction because on the issue of connectivity the index measuring the level each country is at indicates that Cyprus is now in 12th position from the 27th position it was in in 2019.
He added that Cyprus is progressing at a very fast pace, citing 5G as an example and noting that double data usage has been developed and double data usage.
Regarding the issue of cybersecurity, Mr. Michaelides said that we are moving forward and building structures, making agreements with other countries and cooperation either for training or information exchange, stressing that "the most important thing is that we have built the national coordination centre following a European directive that is responsible for distributing funds in the Cypriot market either to academics or businesses, to anyone involved in cybersecurity, so that we build a community" in this area.
He also said that we are moving forward with the creation of a accreditation centre for cybersecurity services and products, which will help make Cyprus a technology hub.
For his part, on receiving the report, the President of the Republic said that "I am very pleased to see the progress that is being recorded practically and not theoretically and that is being noted by international organisations and not by our own projection, and this is very important. In two years to go from 27th place to 12th place means real progress.
To move forward with cybersecurity issues in this way, with the partnerships that are being formed, this is equally important, since hybrid warfare is now considered perhaps one of the most important."
Finally, he congratulated the Commissioner and his colleagues for the work they are doing, urging them to continue with the same determination in their programming.
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