Addressing Limitations for Effective Governance addresses the concern and
impact of cybercrime having the ability to impact nations at any stage; and the need for
corresponding governments to be heavily informed about cyberspace topics to take initiative
actions before issues arise. In this article, the authors’ points out that there is no uniform
legislation on how to deal with cybercrime within Iraq. Technological challenges, limited
resources, and many other political and social obstacles imped in the way for Iraq’s government
to prioritize cybercrime as a national threat. Even so, the question of how to exact just
punishment for cybercrime goes beyond the confines of a nation’s borders just as the internet is
run internationally. What are the limitations in the cybercrime legislations framework in Iraq,
and how does it halt the effectiveness of the government addressing cybercrime? And with an
ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, certain limitations must be addressed for the governing
body to address issues and promote improving cyberspace. The article delves deeper into
comparative analysis, comparing that of Iraq’s cyberspace standards to that of Europe’s
Convention on Cybercrime; even acknowledging Nigeria and China for instating online
regulations. The authors also discuss a more political analysis of the policy decisions of Iraq,
arguing that policy changes, international agreements, and technological consequences. As of the
publication of the article, Iraq has no governing body watching over its digital industry. There
have been efforts in cybersecurity by organizations and a bill has been passed in Iraq’s House of
Representatives. However, there has been no laws put into place to apply more presence for their
government on the Iraq webspace. The low effort has come with its consequences. Iraq’s
ungoverned digital industry has come with a thirty-three percent increase in internet fraud and
twenty-four percent increase in copyright violation. All these major increases have affected
individual rights with the increase of info hacking, child pornography, and privacy. For Iraq to
overcome these challenges, they must first reorder their prioritizes. Ensuring that the country is
safe online and in person is a must. That can only be done if the political leaders take a step up
and declare cybercrime illegal and enforce the rules to ensure safety among their citizens. These
political and social obstacles can be deconstructed by reaching outside of their borders.
Establishing international aid and partnerships with other countries by aligning themselves with
the same ideologies could be effective in establishing trade in future resources.
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