AFFIRMING the key points in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Statement on
Cooperation in Fighting Cyber Attack and Terrorist Misuse of Cyber Space which
was adopted on 28 July 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including the commitment
to continue working together in the fight against cybercrime through activities aimed
at enhancing each Member State’s national framework for cooperation and
collaboration in addressing the misuse of cyberspace;
NOTING the ARF Statement on Cooperation in Ensuring Cyber Security adopted on
12 July 2012, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the ARF Work Plan on Security of and
in the Use of ICTs, and synergising ASEAN efforts on issues on cybercrime;
CONVINCED that just like in other transnational crimes, the continuity of existing
global framework against cybercrime rests on consolidated regional action in the
institutional and operational spheres:
HAVE RESOLVED TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMITMENT OF ASEAN MEMBER
STATES TO COOPERATE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL IN PREVENTING AND
COMBATING CYBERCRIME THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
1. ACKNOWLEDGE the importance of harmonization of laws related to
cybercrime and electronic evidence;
2. ENCOURAGE ASEAN Member States to explore the feasibility of acceding to
existing regional and international instruments in combating cybercrime;
3. ENCOURAGE the development of national plans of actions in addressing
cybercrimes;
4. STRENGTHEN international cooperation among ASEAN Member States
based on common interests, including but not limited to, technical expertise
which is needed to tackle cybercrimes;
5. ENHANCE cooperation and coordination among ASEAN bodies and other
relevant national agencies or organizations in dealing with cybercrime to
reinforce efforts through exchanges of information, experiences and good
practices;
6. STRENGTHEN capacities of each ASEAN Member States in addressing
cybercrime through provision of assistance to each other in the form of
training and research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and
administrative spheres;
7. PROMOTE cooperation among ASEAN Member States on community
education and awareness to prevent cybercrime;
8. ENHANCE cooperation between ASEAN Member States and its Dialogue
Partners, as well as relevant agencies and organizations at regional and
international levels, such as ASEANAPOL, EUROPOL, and the INTERPOL,
among others, to enhance cyberspace security, prevention and response
capabilities with regard to cybercrime and cyber-related matters;
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