Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced (GLACY-e)

Summary

The GLACY-e (Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced) is a Joint project of the European Union (Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – NDICI-Global Europe) and the Council of Europe. The GLACY-e project builds on the expertise and experience gained by the hub countries in the previous GLACY+ project, GLACY-e addresses specific needs of selected countries – states in the Global South that are either Parties to the Convention on Cybercrime already or have requested accession and been invited to accede.

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Aim

To strengthen the capacities of States worldwide to apply legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, and to enhance their abilities for effective international cooperation in this area and foster South-South cooperation.

1. To promote the adoption and implementation of consistent cybercrime legislation, policies, and strategies.

2. To strengthen the capacity of police authorities to investigate cybercrime and engage in effective police-to-police cooperation.

3. To enable criminal justice authorities to apply legislation and prosecute and adjudicate cases of cybercrime and electronic evidence and engage in international cooperation, in line with international human rights and rule of law standards.

4. To strengthen the capacities of hub countries in building capacity on cybercrime and electronic evidence in their regions and foster their regional role in south-south cooperation.

Context

Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced (GLACY-e) is built on the achievements of the previous GLACY+ project and follow a similar rationale in terms of countries selected for support. The Project has eight countries in Africa, Asia/Pacific and Latin America that serve as hubs and multipliers to share experience, tools, and good practices with the countries of their respective region: Chile, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Mauritius, and Tonga.

Additional countries may benefit from support upon request, in particular to enhance domestic legislation with the standards of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocols.

Activities

• With the support of the CLACY-e project, the Director of Public Prosecutions organised a two-day National Conference on Cybercrime and E-evidence for Prosecutors June 13-14 in Fiji. The conference aimed at increasing the mutual understanding on the needs and challenges faced by criminal justice authorities, particularly when dealing with cybercrime and electronic evidence.

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