1.4 CAPACITY BUILDING 1.4.1 STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENT DRC does not have 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. 1.4.2 MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT DRC does not have 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 DRC does not have any public sector professionals certified under internationally recognized certification programs in cybersecurity. 1.4.4 AGENCY CERTIFICATION DRC does not have any certified government and public sector agencies certified under internationally recognized standards in cybersecurity. 1.5 COOPERATION 1.5.1 INTRA-STATE COOPERATION DRC does not any officially recognized partnerships to facilitate sharing of cybersecurity assets across borders or with other nation states. 1.5.2 INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION DRC does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public sector. 1.5.3 PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP DRC does not have any officially recognized national or sector-specific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public and private sector. 1.5.4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DRC is a member of the ITU-IMPACT initiative and has access to relevant cybersecurity services. DRC is among the beneficiaries of the EU/ITU co-funded project “Support for Harmonization of the ICT Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa” (HIPSSA). 2. CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION 2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION Specific legislation on child protection has been enacted through the following instruments: -The Criminal Code (Article 172, 175-177) -Child Protection Law (Article 160, 169, 173 and 179-180) 2.2 UN CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL DRC has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 16, 17(e) and 34(c), to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. DRC has acceded, with no declarations or reservations to articles 2 and 3, to the Optional Protocol to The Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. 2