On 24-26 March 2021, the GLACY+ Project, a joint action of the European Union and the Council of Europe, together with INTERPOL supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombia in organizing a three-day workshop with the scope of assessing the current state of the cybercrime legislation and identifying the capacity building needs in Colombia.
The team of experts of the Council of Europe have virtually met with representatives of different national authorities and private sector dealing with cybercrime and cybersecurity related matters. The purpose of the discussions was to acquire a general outlook of the national capacities in dealing with cybercrime and cases involving electronic evidence, specific challenges and effective actions to be pursued together with the national authorities for an effective response to cybercrime.
Conclusions and recommendations will integrate the identified country’s needs in terms of training and institutional developments that will serve as a baseline for the further project support.
A national coordination team soon to be set up will work closely with the GLACY+ project to include Colombia among its priority countries and shape an action plan for reinforcing institutional capacities in the cooperation against cybercrime.
Colombia deposited the instrument of accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in March 2020, becoming the 65th Party to the Convention.
