Digital security for local government officials

This course, provided by EIPA's partnering Institution eOppiva from Finland, is focusing on digital security and its importance for local government officials.

About this course

Ensuring trust is essential in the role of an elected official. It is therefore important that information is handled securely in a digital environment.

In this training, you will familiarise yourself with digital security through its five key areas. We will go through the basic concepts and general principles of digital security. We will use examples to examine the importance of digital security in public administration in general and more specifically from the perspective of elected officials in local government.

How will it help you?

On completion of this module you will be able to understand:

  • Why trust is important
  • What digital security is, and who is responsible for it
  • How to handle data securely
  • How you can promote digital security in your role

Target group

This is a basic module suitable for all public administration officials at the local level.

Practical information

This training consists of five sections and will take around 45 minutes to complete. However, use as much time as you need for the training and move freely between the sections. We all have our own ways of learning, and we learn at our own pace.

When you have acceptably completed the revision exercises, you can record your results, give feedback and order a certificate. If you work in central government, sign into eOppiva Moodle at the end of the training. This way your results will be registered in your profile.

Digital security for local government officials

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