CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL
AND ASEAN CYBER CAPACITY
BUILDING INITIATIVES
Cyber threats are borderless and
no country can deal with the rapidly
evolving threat landscape alone.
Singapore stays committed to build
cybersecurity capacity within
ASEAN in operational, technical,
legislative, cyber policy and
diplomatic areas. Singapore will
focus on building understanding
and raising awareness in these areas,
as well as conducting training and
exercises to raise capacity.
To do so, Singapore will partner the
international community, Dialogue
Partners and ASEAN Member States
(AMS) to organise workshops,
seminars and conferences that
advance international and regional
cooperation in these aspects. We will
also support the active role played
by the ASEAN Regional Forum
(ARF) countries in fostering cyber
confidence building and capacity
building measures.
Singapore will establish an ASEAN
Cyber Capacity Programme from 2017
to complement the various existing
ASEAN initiatives.
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FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL
AND REGIONAL EXCHANGES
ON CYBER NORMS
AND LEGISLATION
GovernmentWare 2015 Conference
Consensus and agreement
among nations are key to
ensuring the success of
cybersecurity cooperation.
Singapore aims to be an
active participant in this area
and will facilitate global and
regional dialogues on cyber
norms building and codes
of conduct, cyber policy and
legislation, cyber deterrence
and cybercrime cooperation.
for high-level discussions among
industry leaders and senior
government officials from
ASEAN and Dialogue Partner
countries as well as relevant
international organisations.
Singapore will host an annual
Singapore International Cyber
Week (SICW) to catalyse,
stimulate and promote exchanges
on current and emerging issues
pertinent to the cyber community.
For example, the annual RSA
Conference Asia Pacific and
Japan includes public sector
events such as the ASEAN
Senior Officials Roundtable on
Cybercrime (SORC). The SORC
provides a unique platform
The first SICW, to be held in
October 2016, will launch the
inaugural ASEAN Ministerial
Conference on Cybersecurity
and the International Cyber
Leaders’ Symposium as premier
regional platforms to discuss
key cybersecurity issues facing
policymakers. As part of the
SICW, the ASEAN Cybercrime
Prosecutors’ Roundtable Meeting
will bring together specialised
cybercrime prosecutors from
across ASEAN for the first
time. The meeting provides
an opportunity for cybercrime
prosecutors and law enforcement
agencies to take stock of the
legal capacities of ASEAN. It will
also address gaps to raise the
overall capabilities in the region.
Finally, the SICW incorporates
the GovernmentWare conference,
which has brought together
thought leaders and practitioners
to discuss practical cybersecurity
issues over the last 25 years.
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