Cybercrime

Between 20-21 November 2024, judges, magistrates, prosecutors, police and COLCERT (Colombian Cyber Emergency Response Group) representatives officially concluded the third phase of the Training of Trainers Programme supported by the GLACY-e project, a joint initiative of the European Union – Council of Europe. This training programme was developed in three different stages, starting in September with introductory sessions addressing the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) and its Protocols, followed by advanced sessions focused on key aspects such as electronic evidence, international cooperation and work with service providers, among others.

This last stage on adult training methodology allowed participants to acquire enough knowledge on the principles of adult education necessary to replicate the training programme in future occasions. Building on their existing training skills, the participants fully engaged and acquired additional useful competencies on delivery methods and approaches, as well as adapting the actionable objectives to specific needs.

With this first pool of trainers established in Colombia, different institutions from various regions have now national capacities to regularly keep their peers up to date on cybercrime and electronic evidence topics Starting with next year in-country deliveries will be organised in collaboration with the national training institutions (for judges and prosecutors).

Hand in hand with the legislative reform, enhancing the capacities of the criminal justice authorities regarding cybercrime and electronic evidence can be a turning point in applying the legislation by observing the conditions and safeguards, as well as for engaging in effective international cooperation. All these efforts are part of a broader process in which Colombia has embarked since its accession to the Budapest Convention in 2020 and it is recommended to be continued with the adoption of the Second Additional Protocol.

GLACY-e project

Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC)

Convention on Cybercrime

GLACY-e in Colombia: Completion of the second phase of the training for the first pool of national trainers on cybercrime and e-evidence

GLACY-e: Training of Trainers for justice and law enforcement officials

COLCERT (Colombian Cyber Emergency Response Group)

Fiscalía General de la Nación

Rama Judicial - Consejo Superior de la Judicatura de Colombia

Cancillería (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia)