From 10-11 May, the Office attended and facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani
Government representatives at the conference on “Enhancing Implementation of the
Universal Anti-terrorism Instruments (UATIs) on Terrorist Use of Explosive Substances”
organized by the TNTD/ATU. The Office conveyed the information and recommendations
from the conference to the Government of Azerbaijan in connection with the establishment of
a National Bomb Data Centre.
From 22-23 May, the Office, along with Government of Azerbaijan representatives, attended
a meeting to review the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as
well as an Experts' Level Session on “SALW Stockpile Management, Surplus Reduction and
Destruction” on 24 May in Vienna. The meetings included discussion of a broad range of
issues related to export control, marking, record-keeping, stockpile management and
destruction, transparency measures and the future of the SALW process at the OSCE.
Police-Media Relations
On 22 October, and 3, 10 and 17 November, the Office conducted four regional one-day
workshops on “Police and Media: Regulation of Co-operation” in Guba, Sheki, Ganja and
Lankaran. The workshops brought together journalists (from both electronic and print media)
and other media professionals, relevant units of regional police departments, and officials
from the MIA. The Office led the meetings by introducing case studies, which created
extensive discussions on the overall parameters of co-operation between the police and
media. In addition, the Office allocated a session for an overview of the law on the right to
obtain information and the code of ethics of journalists. At the end of each of the workshops,
participants proposed specific recommendations that would simplify mutual contacts and
bolster co-operation.
Cyber Security/Cybercrime
On 7-8 March, the Office supported the participation of Azerbaijani officials from the MIA, the
Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies,
as well as the Multimedia Center/Azerbaijan Internet Forum in the second “eCrime
Researchers Sync-Up” (eCR Sync-Up) in Dublin, Ireland. The event provided a two-day
exchange of presentations and discussions related to eCrime research in progress and for
networking of researchers within the disciplines that are defining the cybercrime research
field today. The Azerbaijani delegation provided their input to the discussions and working
group sessions on the challenges faced when organizing co-ordinated international
responses to electronic crime.
From 25-27 April, the Office attended and facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani
Government and civil society representatives at the “Counter eCrime Operations Summit,”
organized by the international Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) in Prague.
Presentations at the conference were delivered by cybercrime responders within the APWG,
its Global Research Partners and law enforcement personnel who discussed national and
regional cybercrime trends and individual case studies on resolving specific electronic crime
cases. The Office and Azerbaijani representatives participated in discussions that focused on
various models for international co-operation against cybercrime, and examined resources
for cybercrime responses and electronic forensic enterprises.
On 20-21 September, the Office attended and facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani
Government officials from the Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and
the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies at the Annual Police Experts
Meeting on “Fighting the Threat of Cybercrime” in Vienna (see also chapter 2.2).
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