4.13 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and in the use of ICTs. The contact point was established with support of the PCUz. From 1 to 5 October, a study visit to The Hague and Brussels was organized by the PCUz, in close co-ordination with the TNTD, to further build the capacity of Uzbekistan in the field of countering transnational threats in the area of cyber/ICT. Eight experts representing the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Security Council under the President, the MFA, the MoI, the SSS, the MITC and two independent experts participated in the visit. During the visit, the delegation met representatives of The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, The Hague Security Delta, the National Cyber Security Center of the Netherlands, the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, the MFA of Belgium, the European External Action Service (EEAS), and Microsoft. Following this successful study visit to The Hague and Brussels, the PCUz initiated a meeting of the Cyber Security Working Group on 13 November. At this meeting, the Uzbek delegation’s report of the study visit was discussed and a road map toward further improving cyber/ICT security in Uzbekistan was determined. The Working Group consists of eight experts from the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Security Council under the President, the MFA and MoI, the SSS, the MITC and two independent experts. Border Security and Management / Customs On 7 and 8 May, with the support of the PCUz, two representatives of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan attended a regional seminar in Ashgabat on “Security of the State Border in the XXI Century”. During the workshop, participants learned more about regional crossborder co-operation by sharing best practices and discussing international and regional policy and legal frameworks related to security and border management. In addition, the seminar served specifically as a platform to enhance the working relationships between and among Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan, with the goal to contribute to successful cross-border co-operation. From 14 to 18 May, a Central Asian Workshop on “CrossBorder Trafficking in Cultural Property” was organized in Tashkent and Samarkand by the PCUz, in co-operation with TNTD/BSMU. The workshop, which was attended by representatives of Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Culture, State Customs Committee, SSS, as well as actors from other Central Asian countries, aimed at raising awareness and exploring new trends and challenges related to illicit trafficking in cultural property and its impact on security and stability in the OSCE area. On 15 and 16 November, the PCUz and the TNTD/BSMU supported the participation of three representatives of the Committee for State Border Protection of the SSS and Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan – Police-Related Activities in 2018 12 5 Analysis of Lessons Learned, Assessments and Guidelines Total 60 43 Training Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 12% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 88% 144