Cybercrime@Octopus is a Council of Europe project based on voluntary contributions aimed at assisting countries worldwide to implement the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and strengthen data protection and rule of law safeguards

Results are expected in the following areas:

• To ensure the organisation of the annual Octopus conferences;
• To co-fund and support the functioning of the Cybercrime Convention Committee with its enlarged membership, functions and number of meetings;
• To provide advice and other assistance to countries which are prepared to implement the Budapest Convention and related instruments on data protection and the protection of children.
   

Duration of the project: 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2020.