As India goes digital in almost all spheres of commercial and individual activity, the urgency to address cybercrime and the dark side of the digital world has risen in focus. So, it was apt that Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECCI) in collaboration with the United States Embassy and the United Service Institution of India (USII) organised a workshop on collaboration on Cyber Security under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) on 11 and 12 December.
It was conducted in a hybrid seminar cum interactive discussion format, covering core aspects of cybersecurity, information infrastructure and processes needed to sustain the increasingly digital base of economic activity and development. The workshop was attended by key policy makers, technical specialists, and the private sector with an international background.
In his opening remarks USI Director General BK Sharma highlighted the efforts being made by the USI and about its Cyber Centre of Excellence in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation.
HE Baushuan Ger, Taiwan Representative to India stressed on the need for collaborative efforts to counter the growing threat of cyber-related attacks. Especially when Taiwan, India and the US will have General Elections in 2024, cooperation on cyber threats among democratic and like-minded countries is crucial for our shared prosperity and security, he said.
US Ambassador to India, HE Eric Garcetti, remarked that technological collaboration was essential to safeguard cyberspace in US, India and Taiwan and highly value the semiconductor partnership with Taiwan and iCET with India.
Delivering the keynote address, former National Cyber Security Coordinator, Gen Rajesh Pant pointed out the high risk of geopolitics on cyber security and the importance of supply chain friend shoring. Anshuman Tripathi, Member, National Security Advisory Board, PMO spoke highly of the Taiwanese secure cyber system, US advanced technology and abundant engineers from India. Close tri-partnership will be hugely beneficial for dealing future challenges and opportunities, he said.
The sessions focused on Building a Sustainable Digital Economy based on AI, and Dealing with Cyber Crime. Dr Chia-Mu Yu, of the National Institute of Cybersecurity, Ministry of Digital Affairs, and Mr Jian-Lung Lin, Director of High-Tech Crime Center of the Taiwan Ministry of Interior Affairs spoke on mitigation measures for crime prevention. Mr Ming-Jen Wu of the Department of Communications and Cyber Resilience Taiwan also spoke on safeguarding critical information infrastructure.
Maj Gen Pawan Anand, AVSM, said that this workshop under the GCTF framework is a stepping stone to larger collaborative frameworks required by like-minded state actors despite the borderless nature of cyberspace.
