On June 19, the opening ceremony was held at the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC) in Bangkok, Thailand, to commemorate the first training session of the technical cooperation “ASEAN-Japan Capacity Building Project on Cybersecurity and Digital Trust Services The opening ceremony was held at the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC) in Bangkok to commemorate the first training session of the technical cooperation “Strengthening ASEAN-Japan Capacity Building Program on Cyber Security and Digital Trust Services”. 14 trainees from ASEAN countries participated, including Mr. Thilawut Wajtayakorn, Deputy Director General, National Cyber Security Bureau from the Thai side and Mr. Hideo Ishizuki Deputy Director-General of the National Cyber Security Bureau from Thailand, Mr. Hideo Ishizuki, Deputy Director-General and Ambassador for Cyber Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Shinya Tabata, Director-General of the Cyber Security Management Office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Mr. Katsura Miyazaki, JICA Board Member, were in attendance.
In September 2018, the Government of Japan, together with the ASEAN Secretariat and the Government of Thailand, established the AJCCBC in Bangkok, Thailand to serve as a center for security human resource development, and with the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, has been developing human resources across ASEAN through the provision of practical cyber defense exercises (CYDER*) and other training The “ASEAN-Japan Capacity Enhancement Program Enhancement Project on Cyber Security and Digital Trust Services” has been launched as a technical cooperation project based on the technical cooperation agreement with the ASEAN Secretariat, scheduled for four years from March 2023.
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