{"id":5775,"date":"2026-05-29T11:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/05\/al-via-cyber4africa-il-programma-per-rafforzare-la-cybersicurezza-delle-startup-africane-dellintelligenza-artificiale\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:08:36","slug":"al-via-cyber4africa-il-programma-per-rafforzare-la-cybersicurezza-delle-startup-africane-dellintelligenza-artificiale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/05\/al-via-cyber4africa-il-programma-per-rafforzare-la-cybersicurezza-delle-startup-africane-dellintelligenza-artificiale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber4Africa Launched: Strengthening Cybersecurity Capabilities for AI Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Applications are now officially open for <strong>Cyber4Africa<\/strong>, a new programme designed to strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of startups developing artificial intelligence-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The initiative is the result of a collaboration between the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, Cyber 4.0 and Cisco Kenya, with the support of the Italian Government. It aims to promote the adoption of <em>security-by-design<\/em> principles in the development of innovative technologies, contributing to the growth of a safer, more resilient and trustworthy digital ecosystem across Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Through a six-month programme, selected startups will gain access to specialised cybersecurity assessments, training activities, technical support and opportunities to engage with international experts in the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Announced in Nairobi during the AI Forum co-organised by the Embassy of Italy, the programme represents a further example of cooperation between Italy and Africa in the areas of digital innovation, sustainable development and technological capacity building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Applications are open <strong>until 8 June 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Further information is available on the dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/aihubfordevelopment.org\/cyber4africa-programme\">AI Hub for Sustainable Development website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/ai-hub-for-sustainable-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3999 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI-HUB-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI-HUB-2.png 847w, https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI-HUB-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI-HUB-2-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Applications are now officially open for Cyber4Africa, a new programme designed to strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of startups developing artificial intelligence-based solutions. The initiative is the result of a collaboration between the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, Cyber 4.0 and Cisco Kenya, with the support of the Italian Government. It aims to promote the adoption [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5778,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775\/revisions\/5778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambnairobi.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}