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Article 60 of this Convention, as well as training and assistance and the mutual
exchange of relevant experience and expertise, which will facilitate
international cooperation between States Parties on extradition and mutual legal
assistance.
2.
The States Parties shall strengthen, to the extent necessary, efforts to
maximize efficiency of operational and training activities in international and
regional organizations and in the framework of relevant bilateral and
multilateral agreements or arrangements.
3.
The States Parties shall consider assisting one another, upon request, in
conducting evaluations, studies and research relating to the types, causes and
effects of ICT crimes committed in their respective countries, with a view to
developing, with the participation of competent authorities, society and private
sector, strategy and action plans to combat these types of offences.
4.
The States Parties shall consider establishing voluntary mechanisms with
a view to contributing financially to the efforts of developing countries and
countries with economies in transition through technical assistance programmes
and projects.
5.
The States Parties shall entrust the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime with the task of providing specialized technical assistance to States
Parties with a view to promoting the implementation of programmes and
projects to combat ICT crimes.
Article 59. Training
1.
Each State Party shall, to the extent necessary, develop, implement or
improve specific training programmes for its personnel responsible for
preventing and combating ICT crimes. Such training programmes could cover,
inter alia, the following areas:
(a)
effective measures to prevent, detect and investigate ICT crimes, as
well as to punish for and combat them, including the use of electronic evidencegathering and investigative methods;