Eddie Michel Edem Atikleme
2022 IVLP Impact Award Project: Training City Hall Officials on Cybersecurity Issues and Cyberattack ProtectionTogo
Atikleme Eddie Michel Edem is a graduate of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Catholic University of West Africa in Togo with a degree in computer networks and telecommunications. With three other university colleagues, he created the startup Dashmake in 2015 and coordinated the project SOS System: SOS Cars and SOS Secours. The SOS System was awarded at the national and international levels. In addition to the managerial experience from Dashmake, Eddie perfected his skills in start-up management and financial methods at Hemera and StartupBootCamp in South Africa and France. Passionate about languages, he also enrolled in German courses at the Goethe Institute in Lomé and graduated nine months later with a B1 certificate.
ILVP Impact Award Project: Training City Hall Officials on Cybersecurity Issues and Cyberattack Protection
This project raised awareness among the staff of the town halls in 3 different regions of Togo on the challenges of cybersecurity and trained them to adopt good cybersecurity practices. A workshop on cybercrime focused on the types and the seriousness of cybercrimes on institutions like city halls. Participants were trained on how to detect phishing attacks and provided with tools to avoid them. A manual was produced featuring good cybersecurity policies for various platforms.
"We learned different techniques of attacks of which we can be victim and also how to protect ourselves and the public entity that is the city hall against these attacks." - Project Participant
IVLP Exchange Experience
Eddie participated in the IVLP Project Promoting Cybersecurity organized by the U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center, in partnership with Cleveland Council on World Affairs, San Antonio Council for International Visitors, WorldBoston, Iowa International Center, and International Citizen Diplomacy of Los Angeles.
Eddie's exchange experience led to the development of his IVLP Impact Award Project: "Today, I share and develop the knowledge I have acquired with the Togolese youth. IVLP is the program that has boosted my project and helped it impact others on the national and international levels."
U.S. Communities Visited
Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC; Des Moines, IA; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; San Antonio, TX