CYBERCRIME Deliver cybercrime law enforcement and prosecution capacity building in the Indo‑Pacific Cybercrime legislation is not effective without the ability to enforce it. Australia is safer when countries in our region have the capacity to respond to cybercrime. Australia is committed to increasing the capacity of Indo‑Pacific law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges. The capacity of countries to investigate and prosecute cybercrime varies greatly in the Indo‑Pacific. While some are leading in high-tech policing, others have only a nascent capability. Australia is working to close that gap. Through its recently expanded Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP) program, the AFP is actively partnering with law enforcement agencies in the region to enhance their capacity to address cybercrime. In partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Legal Attaché Office in Canberra, the AFP coordinated a pilot three-day Cyber Investigations Skills Course for multiple Pacific Island countries in March 2017. The pilot, held in Brisbane, equipped 20 participating officers with basic cyber investigation skills including open source intelligence techniques. Through CSP, the AFP will continue to enhance the skills of Pacific police officers to manage cybercrime investigations. The AFP also delivers cyber capacity building in the region through its support for the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (see below). JAKARTA CENTRE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION (JCLEC) The JCLEC is a not-for-profit social enterprise in Semarang, Indonesia, jointly owned by the Indonesian National Police (INP) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The centre is supported by a broad range of public sector, civil society and private sector entities from across the world. The JCLEC supports global collaborative efforts to minimise the community harm caused by transnational crime and terrorism. Since 2004, the JCLEC has facilitated 56 cybercrime capacity building activities for over 1,000 international participants. This has included courses on computer forensics, cybercrime and social media investigations, intelligence gathering and covert online engagement. Workshops delivered by the AFP at the centre have elevated INP’s capacity to identify, extract and report on electronic evidence. This new digital forensic investigation capability means that direct operational exchanges can take place between INP and AFP leads. 39

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