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Developing national capacities to strengthen cybersecurity
Publishing date: 14 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
Promoting the responsible use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by OSCE participating States was the focus of a two-day training event held in Belgrade, Serbia on 13 and 14 March. With the continued digitalization of societies, states are increasingly using ICTs to pursue their objectives. However, in a borderless domain such as cyberspace, this can lead to misperception and a lack of transparency.
OSCE organizes first ever hackathon against human trafficking in Albania
Publishing date: 7 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Cyber/ICT Security
Thirty representatives from state institutions and civil society organizations engaged in the first hackathon against trafficking in human beings in Albania – a learning-by-doing training where they worked together to detect online human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, on 6 and 7
Kyrgyz Republic studies the experience of Hungary in the field of personal data protection with the support of the OSCE
Publishing date: 22 December 2023
BUDAPEST, 6-7 December 2023- The State Personal Data Protection Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Agency's Training Center staff participated in a study visit to Hungary. Supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, this visit aimed to share best practices and experiences in the field of personal data protection in cyberspace and response to cyber incidents.
OSCE supports training on cybercrime and digital evidence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
From 6 to 8 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported the State Committee of National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic in delivering an introductory course on cybercrime and digital evidence to 20 representatives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic.
A Roundtable on Preventing the Involvement of minors in the online criminal activities is held in Tashkent
Publishing date: 26 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Human rights, Education, Gender equality, Youth
On November 24, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), together with the Ombudsperson for Children and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan convened the round table on “Preventing the involvement of children and youth in criminal activities on Internet” in
Countering internet use for terrorist purposes focus of OSCE-led exercises in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
From 15 to 17 November 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), the OSCE Mission to Serbia, and the Serbian Ministry of the Interior delivered a National Table-Top Exercise (TTX) in Belgrade on countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes.
OSCE training enhances capacities of participating States in international cyber diplomacy
Publishing date: 7 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
On 6 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held an international cyber diplomacy training course focused on building national capacities to engage in international cyber policy deliberations.