Regional Initiatives for Asia and the Pacific

ASP5: Contributing to a secure and resilient information and communication technology environment

A capacity building workshop on Common Alert Protocol (CAP) and Cell Broadcasting (CB) for Member States was conducted in partnership with Centre for Development of Telematics, India.

A Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) maturity assessment for the Timor-Leste Computer Security Incident Response Team was conducted in collaboration with the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações.

A policy review for the Maldives and recommendations in line with the Global Cybersecurity Index statistics were provided. Also in the Maldives, training on online safety and child online protection, including a training of trainers for educators, were held.

Trainings to government cybersecurity stakeholders of Cambodia were provided, as part of a new cooperation with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency.

Under the project with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, direct country assistance was provided to Fiji to develop a National Emergency Telecommunication Plan (NETP).

In partnership with DITRDCA-Australia, a masterclass on inclusive and resilient broadcasting development was conducted during the 19th Asia Media Summit in Malaysia.