¡¡Establishment of a Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) The ICT Policy, in addressing the matter of the utilization of ICT for enhanced national security, identified as a strategy, the establishment of a CIRT to address matters regarding cyber threats and appropriate responses thereto. With the assistance of the International Telecommunication Union work has commenced on the establishment of a national CIRT and the building and deployment of related technical capabilities. The CIRT will be domiciled in the Ministry with responsibility for ICT. ¡¡Establishment of the National Cybersecurity Task Force The Government has established a National Cyber Security Task Force (NCSTF) comprising a wide cross-section of stakeholders from the public and private sector, as well as, academia. The NCSTF will, among other things, ¡¡ formulate a strategy to develop, grow and retain high quality cyber talent for the national workforce; ¡¡ assist in creating a framework to facilitate the building and enhancement of confidence in the use of cyberspace and the protection and security of related assets through collaboration amongst all stakeholders; and ¡¡ establish a public education and awareness programme. ¡¡Strengthening the capacity of law enforcement officers and prosecutors The Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Unit (CFCU) within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was established in December 2010 with the merger of three (3) Units, namely the Cybercrimes Unit, Digital Forensics Unit and Communication Intelligence Unit. The CFCU which has a staff complement of 22 provides support for the investigation of all crimes. ¡¡The Digital Evidence and Cybercrimes Unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) was established in 2009 with a view to: i. conducting in-depth research, preparation and prosecution of cybercrimes and cases involving digital evidence; and ii. providing advice to the police and clerk of courts with regards to the preparation and prosecution of cybercrimes, as well as cases, involving digital evidence. Since its establishment the Unit has grown to twelve (12) members. LINKS WITH OTHER POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES The Cyber Security Strategy will complement the following Government of Jamaica (GOJ) policies and programmes: ¡¡The National Information and Communications Technology Strategy 2007-2012; ¡¡The National Development Plan 2030 (Vision 2030 Jamaica); ¡¡The Information and Communications Technology Policy 2011; and ¡¡The National Security Policy 2014. 14 National Cyber Security Strategy Government of Jamaica