POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS central ASIA forms and methods for recruiting potential victims of human trafficking, exploring the link between human trafficking and related crimes such as terrorism and money laundering. A focus was also placed on gender aspects of human trafficking, underlining the importance of women in the police. Furthermore, within the project on “Family Crime Prevention”, a practical toolkit was developed by the PCUz for police officers on the methodology for working with potential offenders and preventing acts of violence to protect the rights of victims of domestic violence. Cybercrime From 28 to 31 January, the PCUz participated in meetings held in Tashkent between the TNTD Co-ordinator of TNT Activities and experts from the MFA, the Ministry of Development of Information Technologies and Communications (MoDITC), the Legislative (lower) Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, MIA and other relevant authorities, where the implementation of CBMs in the field of ICT was further discussed. Future activities agreed in these meetings included support for the implementation of CBMs and facilitating the development of a National Cyber Security Strategy (expected to be summarized by TNTD in a report that will be submitted shortly to the national authorities for consideration). On 15 and 16 May, in co-operation with the MoDITC and with the support of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Inha University in Tashkent and private sector, the PCUz organized the “Fourth Central Asian Internet Governance Forum” in Tashkent. The forum provided a platform for more than 150 senior-level government officials, representatives from the private sector, civil society, academia and international organizations to share best practice on how to address issues such as cybersecurity, the debate on ‘freedom’ versus ‘regulation’ in the Internet, Internet accessibility, as well as global and national approaches to Internet governance. From 3 to 5 July, the PCUz facilitated the participation of three experts from the MITC and State Inspection for Control in the field of Information and Telecommunications of Uzbekistan at the “1st Annual CBM 8 Points of Contact (PoCs) Meeting” in Vienna. This first annual meeting gathered policy and technical PoCs and representatives of Permanent Missions from across 40 participating States. The overall aim was to improve the work of the CBM ‘8 PoC’ network, as a body of policymakers and technical officers, to enhance ties between national institutions through the exchange of information on security of ICT and, thereby, promoting greater regional cyber stability. From 28 to 31 October, in co-operation with the GPO Academy and support of TNTD/SPMU, the PCUz organized a training course in Tashkent for ‘first responders’ dealing with digital evidence. The event was attended by 35 law enforcement officers from the MoI, GPO and SSS. The course was designed for law enforcement staff who may be the first to arrive at a crime scene, but do not yet have the capacities to carry out ‘first responder’ duties. The course covered all aspects of ‘first response’, from planning and preparation via crime scene and digital evidence preservation to post incident reporting and follow-up. On 5 November, in co-operation with the Malta based DiploFoundation, the PCUz organized a training course in Tashkent entitled “Towards the National Cybersecurity Framework in Uzbekistan: Building a Multi-stakeholder Platform for cybersecurity experts”. The half day training course was conducted in Tashkent city for 33 mid-level management staff responsible for cybersecurity issues. On 6 and 7 November, the PCUz organized a training seminar in Tashkent province on enhancing the awareness of stakeholders about key security challenges in the digital era and possible policy and political responses, as well as to raise awareness on the importance of developing a strategic approach to and competences for cybersecurity. The seminar was conducted for 33 cybersecurity specialists from different key ministries, agencies, committees and industry. From 9 to 13 December, with the aim of studying best practice and modern mechanisms to counter cybercrimes, in co-operation with the GPO Academy, UK Embassy and UK National Crime Agency, the PCUz organized a regional basic training course in Tashkent on investigating cybercrime. The event was attended by 15 representatives of law enforcement agencies in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. On 17 December, in co-operation with the MIA and GPO’s Academy, the PCUz organized a roundtable discussion in Tashkent to discuss the outcomes of a PCUz commissioned cybercrime related report, which had been prepared by two contracted Estonian experts, upon the request of the Uzbek authorities. During the event, 25 participants from the MoI, GPO, MoJ, SSS, National Guard, and academia discussed existing cybercrime related elements in criminal legislation and provided recommendations on how to bring criminal legislation in line with international standards. 133