POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
THB, to conduct preliminary investigations and to provide
assistance to centralized investigation units in the overall
investigation process.
At the request of the AKPW, on 22 and 23 December, the
Mission facilitated a two-day workshop for around 60
female officers of the KP on the role of women in preventing
and combating THB. The purpose of the workshop was to
improve female officers’ knowledge of THB in order to
further contribute to the fight against organized crime
and strengthen co-operation between the relevant units
of the KP. The workshop was conducted by certified police
trainers, while the Minister of Internal Affairs, senior Mission
members and police managers were present to acknowledge
the importance of the event and to demonstrate their support.
Cybercrime
On 21 and 22 November, the Mission supported the MoIA
and the KP in organizing and hosting the first regional
conference on cyber security threats, which gathered over
100 representatives from local and regional institutions
and organizations, as well as university students. A number
of aspects related to cyber threat intelligence and cyber
defence of critical information infrastructure were covered,
and representatives from highly acclaimed international
companies such as Symantec, Microsoft and Silensec also
addressed emerging issues related to cyber security. The
KP cybercrime investigation sector also presented its
achievements and challenges in one of the panels of the
conference. The current strategic framework and legal
aspects of cyber security in the region were also addressed,
with a special emphasis on establishing Computer Emergency
Response Teams (CERTs) within different governmental
institutions. Recommendations drawn during the conference
will be submitted to the Kosovo Council for Cyber Security. In
line with the Strategy and Action Plan on Cyber-Security, the
MoIA and the KP listed their own CERTs in the international
CERT network. The discussions with the representatives from
Microsoft also led the MoIA to be granted cyber-security
related software and programmes free of charge.
On 12 and 13 December, the Mission organized a workshop
for the first annual review and amendment of the Kosovo
Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2019. The
event gathered representatives from the Office of the Prime
Minister and the government ministries of internal affairs,
economic development, finance, justice and European
integration, as well as the KP, Regulatory Authority of
Electronic and Postal Communications, Agency for Personal
Data Protection and other relevant stakeholders.
Mission in Kosovo Activities Matrix 2016 – Police Related Activities
Information
Exchange / Institution
and Capacity-Building
Total
Training
Analysis of Lessons
Learned, Assessments
and Guidelines
ACTIVITIES ON:
General Police Development and Reform 83%
Threats posed by Criminal Activity 17%
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