HIPCAR – Cybercrime/e-Crimes Section I: Model Policy Guidelines – Cybercrime/e-Crimes Following, are the Model Policy Guidelines that a country may wish to consider in relation to Cybercrime/e-Crimes. 1. CARICOM/CARIFORUM COUNTRIES SHALL AIM TO ESTABLISH INTERPRETATIONS FOR KEY TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERCRIME. • There shall be proper definition on “computer”, “computer system”, “device”, “computer data”, “content data”, “traffic data”, “location data”, “document”, “electronic record”, “electronic document”, “electronic signature”, “digital signature”, and “time-stamping”. • There shall be sufficiently broad wording in the definition of these terms, coupled with a list of illustrative examples. • There shall be definition on what terminology shall be left for judicial construction, and on how to follow-on on such judicial activity to keep statutory definitions and judicial definitions aligned – at the national level, each member state will decide which option is best for them. • Facilitate harmonization through the sharing of judicial precedents: define specific technical terms as far as possible. • Training material shall be developed to provide investigators, prosecutors and judges with the necessary interpretation of those terms if required including relevant stakeholders. > Model Policy Guidelines & Legislative Text NECESSARY COMMON 11