I agree. The challenge would not be finding the ISO compliance expertise, but paying for it. ISO standards are useful reference points and provide some assurance in environments that can afford compliance. The also generate their own economy through the legions of consultants who help businesses achieve certification. The burden on SMEs in developing countries would be a significant drag.
-gmc Gordon M. Cressman RTI International Turning Knowledge Into Practice [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 919 541-6363 +1 919 271-7003 Mobile +1 202 354-4840 Internet Fax On Wednesday, September 29, 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Global Knowledge Dev. Moderator asked: > > > 5) How can organizations in developing countries get certified in order > > to build trust among potential e-customers? Do certification agencies > > have a responsibility to support cyber-security in developing countries? > > To which Femi Oyesanya replied: > > > Organizations in developing Countries ought to adopt International > > Certification and accreditation standards. For example, ISO 11799. The > > challege is finding qualified expertise to implement adoption of these > > standards. > > > I suppose Femi's suggestion could work for fairly established firms, but > it would simply raise the barriers to small e-business development. ...snip... ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For the GKD database, with past messages: http://www.GKDknowledge.org
