1.3.4 NATIONAL BENCHMARKING Mauritania performs annual security audit on existing infrastructure (administration intranet platform) as part of a national benchmarking program. 1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING 1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific research and development (R&D) programs/projects for cybersecurity standards, best practices and guidelines to be applied in either the private or the public sector but it will be considered with the collaboration of the University of Nouakchott. 1.4.2 MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific educational and professional training programs for raising awareness with the general public, promoting cybersecurity courses in higher education and promoting certification of professionals in either the public or the private sectors. 1.4.3 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Mauritania does not have currently any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification programs in cybersecurity. 1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION Mauritania does not have currently any certified government and public sector agencies certified under internationally recognized standards in cybersecurity. 1.5 COOPERATION 1.5.1 INTRA-STATE COOPERATION Mauritania does not have currently officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets across borders or with other nation states. 1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public sector. 1.5.3 PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP Mauritania does not have currently any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public and private sector. 1.5.4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Mauritania is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. Mauritania participated in the 2012 ITU-IMPACT Applied Learning for Emergency Response Teams (ALERT) from 15-17 July in Amman, Jordan. 2. CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION 2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION Specific legislation on child online protection has been enacted through the following instruments: -Article 306* of the Criminal Code Articles 47 and 48* of the Protection Code for Children. 2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL 2