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CyberWeek@LAC4 2024 Opens with a Plenary Session in Santo Domingo

CyberWeek@LAC4 2024 launched today in Santo Domingo with an opening plenary session and a reception for participants and stakeholders from Latin America and Caribbean region and the European Union.

Director of LAC4 and EU CyberNet Liina Areng: “We’re delighted to welcome cybersecurity experts from 44 countries and oranisations across the Americas, Africa and Europe to the CyberWeek@LAC4 2024! Events like this enable teams from diverse backgrounds to train together and strengthen their networks, preparing them to respond effectively to any cyber incident. In cyber incident response, community and collaboration are. CyberWeek@LAC4 allows us to advance collective resilience and build robust regional cybersecurity ecosystem. I hope the coming days bring us closer to building a community that transcends borders and adds value to collective efforts in cybersecurity.”

Additionally, Guido Gómez Mazara, the President of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL) and Katja Afheldt, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Dominican Republic, addressed the plenary with opening remarks.

LAC4 extends its gratitude to the Estonian Chamber of Commerce, the Czech Embassy, ​​NUMU, Indotel, the National Cyber ​​Security Centre and the EU Delegation to the Dominican Republic for their invaluable support in making CyberWeek@LAC4 2024 possible.

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