π Tender Overview
Scope :
The project aims to develop a skilled cybersecurity workforce among ASEAN member states by expanding cybersecurity training and cybersecurity human resource development programs for young people, holding seminars in cooperation with third-party organizations, and strengthening the information-gathering and analysis capabilities of the AJCCBC (ASEAN Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Center).
This project is the first to be based on a technical cooperation agreement between the Government of Japan and the ASEAN Secretariat, and aims to contribute to the improvement of cybersecurity throughout the ASEAN region. It will do so by enhancing the content of the training provided by AJCCBC. The project will also contribute to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Goals 9 (Industry, innovation, and infrastructure) and 17 (Partnerships for the goals).
Against a backdrop of growing cybersecurity risks as a result of the progression of digitalization, in 2018, the Government of Japan established the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Center (AJCCBC) with the ASEAN Secretariat and the Government of Thailand, aiming to support the development of ASEAN member statesβ capacity for cybersecurity.