A/75/123 the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in international cyberexercises and seminars. Upon the proposal of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at its nin ety-fifth session, held on 22 March 2017, adopted the policy on information security management for the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2017–2022. The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently working on the drafting and harmonization of a law on information security and the security of network and information systems in line with European Union Directive 2016/1148 on the security of network and information systems, together with the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ministry has also worked on a report on the maturity of capabilities for the estimati on of cybersecurity capacities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre of Oxford University, the World Bank and the Global Centre for Cyber Security Development, among others. Regarding future activities, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina plans to propose a law on electronic identification in confidence services for electronic transactions and to draft a strategy for the development of an information society in Bosnia and Herze govina. Entity level Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federal Police Administration has recognized the importance of cybersecurity and, consequently, established a cybercrime unit in 2015. This unit and the Centre for Forensic Analysis are covered by adequate staff, knowledge and equipment. The cybercrime unit has 10 experts, while the Centre for Forensic Analysis is a member of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes. Also, this institution actively participates in the implementation of the project on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse of children in the digital environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the United Nations Children’s Fund, Emmaus International and Save the Children. Furthermore, this institution pl ayed an important part in the realization of above-mentioned projects, such as iPROCEEDS and “Capacity Building for Criminal Justice Practitioner s Combating Cybercrime and Cyber-enabled Crime in South-Eastern Europe”, but it also plays a crucial role in th e implementation of the new iPROCEEDS-2 project. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Decision on the establishment of the Working Group for Computer Emergency Response for the Institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 20 18, with the same goals and objectives to implement as in the two bodies previously described. Republika Srpska The Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska has reported that a number of activities have been conducted in order to harmonize the legislation within this entity with European Union legislation. Therefore, it has adopted development directions for the period 2017–2021 and an action plan for the implementation of those directions for the period 2017–2019. Also, it has adopted a programme on information and communications technology development for the period 2017 –2021, which contains a goal focused on the improvement and integration o f the informationcommunications system. In line with this, the law on police and home affairs of Republika Srpska has been updated, thereby creating the mechanisms to implement European Union Regulation 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust serv ices 10/84 20-08285

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