6. December 2020

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce the successful completion of the new 5 Days Online Training Course for Government Officials from Latin America and the Caribbean Islands  from 30 November – 4 December  2020 in cooperation with Organisation of American States (OAS). Similar to the 5 Days course for East African Countries, completed on 27 November 2020, this  online pilot course over 5 days had the goal to enhance and support existing governmental efforts in building cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy capacity in OAS member states. The course was conceived and developed in close cooperation between the OAS and ICT4Peace and the generous support of the United States and Canada.

We thank Belisario Contreras and Kerry Barrett from OAS for their leadership and support.  The course has been lead by Ms. Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of ICT4Peace. Principal lecturers were Nele Achten, Dr. Elaine Korzak and Anne-Marie Buzatu. Guest speakers included  Duncan Hollis, Serge Droz.

The online certificate program will enable the participants to engage meaningfully and effectively in international cybersecurity discussions, particularly within the United Nations’ First Committee but also outside the United Nations. The program provided participants with an overview of the normative framework of responsible state behaviour promulgated by the UN, coupled with a more detailed analysis of specific issue areas, including those relevant to the EAC region and the African Continent. The course endeavoured to contribute to a better understanding of the controversies that dominate the current international dialogue on cybersecurity.

The participants were Public officials of Ministries with an interest to participate in the dialogue on international rules and norms of cybersecurity at the UN and elsewhere.

 

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In the context and support of the negotiations in the UN OEWG and UN GGE, OAS and ICT4Peace have carried out the following Training courses for Diplomats and policy makers:

2014 in Bogota, Colombia in cooperation with OAS

IDB and OAS Workshop on Regional Cybersecurity Policies, Washington DC

2019 Washington DC, Organisation of American States (OAS), Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for Latin American Diplomats, for Upcoming OEWG and UN GGE processes: https://ict4peace.org/activities/un-gge-and-un-oewg-on-cybersecurity- ict4peace-supporting-oas-regional-consultations/

Since 2014, ICT4Peace has carried out over 20 Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Capacity Building Courses with the generous support of and cooperation of the Governments of the UK, Singapore, Thailand, Colombia, Kenya, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland as well as the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs, OAS, ASEAN, AU and RSIS. Please see a description of the ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Capacity Building Program here.