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S'pore set to deepen cyber capacities across ASEAN member states

Xinhua, October 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim on Tuesday announced that the country is pleased to launch a 10-million-Singapore dollar (7.25 million U.S. dollars) ASEAN Cyber Capacity Program (ACCP) to help fund various efforts to deepen cyber capacities across ASEAN member states.

Minister Yaacob Ibrahim made the announcement in his opening remarks at the inaugural ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity, which was held during the Singapore International Cyber Week 2016.

Yaacob, the minister-in-charge of cybersecurity, said the money will pay for resources, expertise and training, so that ASEAN countries will be equipped to drive and take ownership of their respective cybersecurity agenda.

The minister said the program, which will be launched in April 2017, will provide the resource to broaden the scope of capacity building activities and better hone technical skills and incident response.

"It will also support discussion and consultancy work in areas such as the formation of national cybersecurity agencies, formulating cybersecurity strategies, and even legislation," added Yaacob. Endit