A/76/187 representing an increase of 70 per cent. The number of cybercrime cases in the country therefore rose during the pandemic. The Attorney General’s Office has a permanent communication channel through which it exchanges information with the Cyber Police Centre, which is the 24/7 point of contact pursuant to article 35 of the Convention on Cybercrime. In order to improve cooperation between the two entities, the Cybersecurity Capacities Centre of Colombia of the National Police has provided training to groups responsible for cybercrime in the Attorney General’s Office on the capabilities of the Cyber Police Centre. As already noted, through National Council for Economic and Social Policy document No. 3995/2020, Colombia seeks to strengthen cybersecurity and cyberdefence policy and international cooperation. It also hopes to improve information-sharing, cooperation and robust, effective and timely coordination among cybersecurity stakeholders at the national level through crisis response mechanisms such as unified command posts. With regard to cooperation, in accordance with national and international law, with respect to requests for assistance from other States in investigating ICT-related crime or the use of ICTs for terrorist purposes, or in mitigating malicious ICT activity emanating from Colombia, as indicated in the 2020–2024 strategic guidance of the Attorney General’s Office, a road map established by the Office which comprehensively sets forth its envisaged work for the coming years, the Attorney General’s Office will prioritize the investigation of cybercrimes. Accordingly, the Office will develop a strategy to strengthen and coordinate the investigative capacities of the investigators and prosecutors involved in such cases. Monthly statistics on cybercrime for the period from the promulgation of Act No. 1273 of 2009 to the present can be found in the section entitled “Open data of the Attorney General’s Office: search and downloadable files” of the website of the Attorney General’s Office, using parameters such as the type of crime under the Criminal Code of Colombia, the year in which the Attorney General’s Office received the crime report or the year in which the events occurred, the department in which the events occurred, the status and stage of the proceedings and the sex and age group of the victims or suspects. The model also has information indicating, for reported crimes, whether charges have been brought, convictions have been handed down, arrest warrants have been issued or the cases have been closed because the events did not constitute a crime or did not occur. The national-level cybercrime groups of the Attorney General’s Office in the country’s main cities are responsible for processing, analysing and preserving digital evidence, and for investigating cybercrimes, including theft through the use of a computer and child pornography, which, owing to the place of the even ts, fall within their jurisdiction. During such investigations, the groups are required to execute interviews and inspections, writs of ne exeat, verifications, searches, seizures and arrests, and to accompany arrested persons to various hearings. The grou ps are also required to support all offices within their jurisdiction in extracting and preserving digital evidence from devices or Internet sites in all criminal cases in which such activities are required, including cases of homicide, sexual acts with a minor under 14 years of age, pornography involving a minor under 18 years of age and sometimes even libel and slander. The Directorate of International Affairs of the Attorney General’s Office handles all requests for legal assistance, most of which invo lve the invocation of the Convention on Cybercrime, and has already applied the criteria and filters recommended in the Practical Guide for Requesting Electronic Evidence across 10/46 21-10045