“LAC4 countries to strengthen cybersecurity, cyber resilience and cyber diplomacy capabilities in Guatemala and across the Latin America and Caribbean region. LAC4 is helping national institutions build expertise, enhance coordination and engage more effectively internationally through training programmes like this. These efforts contribute to a more secure and cooperative digital environment, promoting an open and trustworthy cyberspace.” – César Moliné, LAC4 Regional Manager.   

Programme, led by EU CyberNet Experts, Agnes Kasper and Pierre-Francois Blin provided in-depts understanding of key cyber diplomacy issues and their connections to international relations and global geopolitics. The experts explained how developments in cyberspace influence countries’ strategic interest, security and cooperation. Likewise, the programme offered practical guidance for identifying and analysing national positions on the application of international law in cyber operations while strengthened participants’ ability to develop and implement national cyber diplomacy capabilities. Additionally, the training aimed to foster diplomacy outreach and coalition-building at the national level, encouraging collaboration and coordinated policymaking on critical cyber diplomacy topics.  

Experts covered following topics: 

• Introduction to cybersecurity and cyberspace 

• Guatemala’s cybersecurity organization: strategy and policy, regulations, incident response and emergency management processes. 

• Cyber diplomacy 

• International Law and ICT 

• Threat landscape 

• International cooperation. 

The opening remarks were delivered by Mirko Puig, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Delegation of the European Union in Guatemala; David Emmanuel Osorio Can, Director of Electronic Government of the Presidential Commission for Open and Electronic Government; and Marco Vinicio Quan Ramírez, Director of the Antonio José de Irisarri Diplomatic Academy.  The training was organised with the Presidential Commission for Open and Electronic Government of Guatemala and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala and was attended by representatives from various ministries, councils, telecommunications and academia. 

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