A/76/187 The Government of Colombia, through the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, the National Training Service and the Ministry of Education, has implemented a series of specific activities based on the ownership strategy, as follows: • As part of the “Let’s talk about digital government” programme, covering the period from 2020 to 2021, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology held 15 awareness-raising sessions relating to digital security for citizens, reaching more than 4,000 people. In 2020, the Ministry held three digital security training workshops for entrepreneurs and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, with the participation of 483 people, including 156 women. It also held two workshops relating to specific aspects of the information security and privacy model. • For “Digital Security Month”, several activities were conducted, including four workshops on specialized topics relating to incident management, with the support of Cisco and the Computer Emergency Response Group of Colombia; two workshops on the importance of auditing and risk management in public entities; two “Let’s talk about digital government” sessions on the results of the exercise conducted with the Organization of American States (OAS); the first cybersecurity innovation council meeting held in Colombia; and talks entitled “Recommendations to avoid becoming a victim of cybercriminals” and “Disinformation on the web from a legal perspective”, aimed at the general public. To conclude the month’s activities, the second cybersecurity innovation council meeting was held in conjunction with OAS. A total of 1,040 people, including public officials and end users, participated in these activities, and 45 per cent of the participants were women. • During the “Colombia 4.0” event, as part of the activities carried out during the CIO Summit 2020, which brought together technology leaders of public entities, a conference under the theme “How to survive COVID-19 and the digital transformation and not be hacked while trying” was held, bringing together 490 people. A workshop under the theme “Best practices for threat detection and response based on the MITRE ATT&CK and XDR model”, in which an estimated 40 per cent of participants were women, was also held. Awareness raising activities relating to the information security and privacy model were conducted for approximately 3,196 officials from 1,834 entities, including 131 national entities and 1,224 local entities. • As part of its “Digital Talent” initiative, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology launched the “Digital Skills – Cybersecurity Training” competition for the selection of Colombian personnel for training and capacity-building in matters related to cybersecurity. Two diploma courses for training in the development of specialized skills were offered: (i) a course on cybersecurity for executives and managers and (ii) a course on cybersecurity for technical personnel. • The National Training Service offers programmes on the following topics: computer network security, database management and security, digital security monitoring, device firmware programming, introduction to information security management systems in accordance with ISO IEC standard No. 27001, the application of diagnostic techniques in the area of cybersecurity, and computer security management. • To promote ownership, the Ministry of Education has implemented activities related to the dissemination of content (use of social networks, and campaigns and workshops with public entities and micro-, small and medium-sized 21-10045 5/46