OSCE strengthens Kyrgyzstan’s national capacities to prevent and counter use of Internet for terrorist purposes

AKIPRESS.COM - A three-day national table-top exercise (TTX) on preventing and countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes, for some 30 Kyrgyz representatives from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, including representatives of government, law enforcement, civil society, media, academia and the private sector, began on August 26 in Issyk Kul, the OSCE reported.
The exercise is organized within the framework of the Seventh Expert Meeting on Counterterrorism organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in co-operation with the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE's Transnational Threats Department
The TTX is being held in the format of interactive discussions around a fictional scenario developed by the Action against Terrorism Unit that serves as a realistic and strategic-level case study based on real-world events and emerging online terrorism-related threats relevant to Central Asia.
The TTX is facilitated by a number of international experts from the OSCE, ODIHR, UNODC, the UNCTED-led Tech Against Terrorism initiative, the Center for Studying Regional Threats, the Kaspersky Lab, and the Security and Human Empowerment Solutions, who will highlight best practices on addressing contemporary challenges emanating from the use of the Internet by terrorists while respecting privacy and freedoms of expression, association, peaceful assembly, and religion or belief.
This is the third national table-top exercise on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes organized in the OSCE area. The Action against Terrorism Unit plans to conduct similar events in Central Asia and South-Eastern Europe in 2019 and 2020.