26. The approach recommended requires Commonwealth countries to: (a) examine their legislation in order to assess whether there are adequate provisions for action against cybercrime; (b) examine whether they have sufficient specialised capacity within law enforcement and prosecution offices; and (c) assess the adequacy of training strategies and programmes. Key components of such strategies and programmes should include international co-operation, industry relations and, for example, means of tackling illegal financial transactions on the Internet. Any supportive response project would address deficiencies identified whilst ensuring local responsibility and sustainability beyond the life of the project. Individual governments may well find it necessary to adapt or develop training modules, including training skills development to local conditions. 27. The creation of regional training centres for criminal justice actors supported by the private sector and academia should be considered for the purposes of economies of scale. 28. The report sets out the sequence of the principal main steps to be taken in order to build a comprehensive training strategy. No new training initiatives should be undertaken without these stages being completed. This is accompanied by a more detailed practical approach to training delivery and exchanges of good practice and a list of indicative measures. The importance of specialist networks and co-operation with the private sector to take advantage of their expertise are recognised as important features within a strategy to build capacity to understand and tackle cybercrime. RECOMMENDATIONS PART 1 1. The Group recommends all Commonwealth countries to co-operate effectively, both within the Commonwealth and globally, to develop, monitor, maintain and update frequently their expertise in policy, law enforcement, prosecution and prevention of cybercrime. 2. The Group recommends that each member state develops and maintains an effective national strategy to co-ordinate efforts to prevent and combat cybercrime. This may include legislative, judicial, prosecutorial, law enforcement and preventative public sector entities and appropriate private sector entities. 3. The Group recommends the creation of special co-operative relationships among the smaller developing countries as well as between developed and developing countries to build law enforcement and preventive capacity and to maintain it on an on-going basis, for example including the development of regionally-based investigative or emergency response resources, and the sharing or provision of investigators, forensic facilities and similar resources on a case by case basis as needed, and to explore the practical, legal and sovereignty aspects of such arrangements. 7

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