POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH CAUCASUS Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Specialized Investigations Units/Forensics On 30 January, PCiB representatives and the head of the National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) discussed activities within the framework of the PCiB’s project to provide institutional support and capacity-building to the NBDC. The PCiB addressed the intention of the European Chairperson of the International Bomb Data Centre Working Group (IBDCWG) to facilitate the accession of Azerbaijan to the group. In addition, a four-day visit for three officials of law enforcement agencies to the Dutch BDC was organized by the PCiB on 27 April, in order to study the operation of the NBDC and the information exchange within the IBDCWG. Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Cybercrime combating cybercrime in Azerbaijan. In co-operation with the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University, several activities were successfully carried out. On 22 January, PCiB representatives visited the ADA University and discussed the possibility of establishing a cybersecurity excellence centre on the ADA University campus with assistance provided by the PCiB. The centre could serve as a training platform for state authorities, including law enforcement agencies, and as a research institution for studies on new trends in the sphere of cyber security and cybercrime. On 30 March, the PCiB organized a two-week training course for 10 officials of Azerbaijani law enforcement and justice agencies in Ankara, Turkey on basic digital forensics. On 20 April, another two-week training course with identical objectives was conducted at the ADA University for 12 additional officials of Azerbaijani law enforcement and justice agencies. From 11-16 May, the PCiB organized a study visit to Estonia for eight Azerbaijani officials from law enforcement agencies, the MFA, and communication technologies at the ADA University. In an effort to improve the national cybersecurity capabilities of Azerbaijan, officials participated in the Tallinn e-Governance Conference 2015 and other events during the ICT week in Estonia, and visited key ICT educational and research institutions in Tallinn. Until its discontinuation in July 2015, the PCiB worked continuously on its project focused on preventing and Project Co-ordinator in Baku – Police-Related Activities 2015  Total  Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building Training  ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 20% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 80% 95