During the week of 28 March 2016 a visit was made to the C4DLab at the University of Nairobi.  Dr. Dawson will be a speaker at Nairobi Innovation Week in 2017.  The forthcoming partnership with University of Nairobi will allow for UMSL students to gain insight into the Information Technology (IT) market in East Africa’s second largest city.  UMSL’s cyber security department will assist in laying down the foundation for a national cyber security education standard.  This will done in cooperation with UMSL’s cyber security partnerships.