participating States and three international organizations exchanged information about their
respective cyber security and cybercrime policies as well as about capacity building
initiatives. Participants agreed on the need for more comprehensive strategies, including
systematic training for law enforcement and the judiciary, as well as the need for better
regional and international co-operation of criminal justice institutions in investigating and
prosecuting cybercrime. TNTD/SPMU presented on the OSCE’s mandates and activities in
addressing this crime area and promoted the Organization’s capacity building activities in the
field of cybercrime investigations at the national and regional level. Together with the
representatives of those international organizations present, TNTD/SPMU emphasized
efforts in collaborating and co-ordinating capacity building activities among partners in order
to build synergies and to avoid duplication of efforts.
On 26-27 November 2014, in co-operation with the OSCE Office in Yerevan and with the
support of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Academy of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of Georgia, TNTD/SPMU facilitated a two-day cybercrime training in Tbilisi.
Using ECTEG training material, the training was devoted to “Computer Forensics and
Network Investigation”. It aimed to enhance the capacity of cybercrime investigators and
cyber forensic examiners from law enforcement agencies from Georgia and Armenia, as well
as to support these countries in establishing networks.
On 9-10 December 2014, TNTD/SPMU attended the ECTEG Meeting in The Hague, at
which participants from law enforcement agencies, academia and international organizations
reviewed existing ECTEG training material and discussed future developments in cybercrime
training. Presentations on training needs assessments carried out by the European
Cybercrime Centre at Europol in collaboration with the European Police College (CEPOL)
and Eurojust and with the support from ECTEG, were discussed among participants, thereby
sharing experience and information to avoid overlaps and duplications in their respective
training activities.
Child Sexual Exploitation
On 11 November 2014, TNTD/SPMU participated in the General Assembly of International
Association of National Hotlines (INHOPE) in Dubrovnik, Croatia, presenting on the OSCE’s
regional efforts in supporting actions against online child sexual abuse and exploitation. The
main themes of the conference were domestic/governmental and cross-border/regional
responses to online child sexual exploitation, as well as a national and regional overview of
the dimension of this problem.
INHOPE is a network of 51 national hotlines active in 45 countries worldwide, which come
together twice a year. These hotlines enable anonymous reporting of child sexual abuse and
exploitation information and material found online. The hotlines ensure that the matter is
assessed and, if deemed illegal, the information is passed to the competent law enforcement
agency as well as to the Internet service provider hosting the content under scrutiny.
Following a query by INHOPE, the TNTD/SPMU representative attending the abovementioned conference met with members of the INHOPE Board and Secretariat to discuss
possible support from TNTD/SPMU or from OSCE field operations in expanding INHOPE’s
network in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. INHOPE has already sent a follow-up request
to TNTD/SPMU, asking for co-operation and assistance in expanding INHOPE’s network in
countries of OSCE’s field operations.
Anti-Corruption
From 2-6 June 2014, TNTD/SPMU represented the OSCE as an observer in the UNODC
Fifth session of the Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention against
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