to counteract the related risks. Security aspects play a key role in building and supporting digital infrastructures in partner countries with which Germany is pursuing development cooperation. All over the world, the Federal Government is viewed as a trustworthy actor. It can also utilize existing skills to increase the help it provides to partner countries and regions through cyber capacity building. This includes developing its own cyber security strategies, legislation, institutions, certification, research, basic and advanced training and regional initiatives. The necessary conditions and awareness to ensure the secure and dependable use of cyberspace require support especially where development policy has provided access to cyberspace for the first time. Strengthening international law enforcement Germany will work hard at international level to fight cyber crime. To do so, it will increase cross-border law enforcement and joint police investigative capabilities. The Federal Government will work to improve the international regulatory framework for threat prevention and law enforcement and will actively participate in existing initiatives at international level to further develop the legal framework for cross-border law enforcement investigations in cyberspace. In addition, it is examining ways to simplify and expedite requests for legal assistance with selected international partners to ensure effective law enforcement. The Federal Government will also continue to encourage as many countries as possible to join the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and transpose it into national law. 32