A/68/156/Add.1
II. Replies received from Governments
Armenia
[Original: English]
[5 July 2013]
The Concept of Information Security was adopted by Order of the President of
the Republic of Armenia No. NK-97 of 25 June 2009. It states that the national
security of the Republic of Armenia depends considerably on information security,
which encompasses components such as information, communication and
telecommunication systems. The Concept also includes a general assessment of the
problems of information security of the Republic of Armenia, current challenges and
threats and their root causes and peculiarities, as well as methods to address them in
different spheres of public life.
An intergovernmental committee was created to coordinate the implementation
of programmes related to the concept of information security.
The Concept on “Formation of Cyber Society” was approved by a Decision of
the Government of the Republic of Armenia on 25 February 2010. The Council of
Electronic Governance of the Republic of Armenia was created, and the general
scope of cyber security was defined within the framework of the Concept on
“Formation of Cyber Society”. Annex 4 to the Concept sets out the activities for
ensuring the cyber security of the State. A State committee and a group of experts
were formed to pursue the above objectives.
The following measures were also taken at the national level in order to
strengthen information security.
Pursuant to Government Decree No. 479-N of 30 April 2009, a special
communication station to deal with the security of the Internet was developed and is
functioning. The station ensures the security of the public information of
governmental bodies uploaded on the Internet and the secure connection of the
information systems of governmental bodies to the Internet.
At the beginning of 2012, the group of experts elaborated a draft national
programme on the establishment of a cyber security system in the Republic of
Armenia. The draft programme is at the stage of discussions in the Government of
Armenia.
In 2006, the Republic of Armenia ratified the Convention on Cybercrime,
opened for signature in Budapest in 2006, and the Convention for the Protection of
Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data in 2012. The
National Security Service and the Police of the Republic of Armenia are the
competent governmental agencies implementing the provisions of the above
Conventions. At the present stage, the intergovernmental group of experts is
carrying out activities to bring the relevant national legislation into line with the
Convention.
The Republic of Armenia develops active cooperation on cyber security in the
framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Currently, the Armenian side is engaged in the negotiations in the framework of the
informal working group to elaborate a set of confidence-building measures on cyber
security.
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