Baushuan Ger (second left), head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, is joined by U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti (left), B.K. Sharma (third left), director general of the United Service Institution of India and other high-profile participants at a GCTF workshop on cybersecurity Dec. 11 in New Delhi. (MOFA)
 

A workshop on cybersecurity was held by Taiwan, India and the U.S. under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework Dec. 11 in New Delhi, demonstrating Taiwan’s commitment to tackling challenges with international impact alongside like-minded partners.

Jointly organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, U.S. Embassy in India and think tank United Service Institution of India, the daylong event focused on discussions spanning artificial intelligence, cybercrime, the digital economy and ways to defend critical information infrastructure.

Opening remarks were delivered by Baushuan Ger, head of the TECC in India, and U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. During the meeting, Lt. Gen. Rajesh Pant, former national cybersecurity coordinator in the Indian prime minister’s office, and Anushman Tripathi, member of India’s National Security Advisory Board, both expressed hopes of deepening cooperation with Taiwan and the U.S., the ministry added.

According to the MOFA, officials and consultants from the Cabinet-level National Communications Commission, the Ministry of Digital Affairs and the National Institute of Cyber Security shared Taiwan’s experience in artificial intelligence and safeguarding critical information infrastructure, while police staff from the Criminal Investigation Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior joined the event virtually to present on the prevention of cybercrime.

Since its launch in 2015 by Taiwan and the U.S., GCTF has become a critical platform for facilitating discussion of solutions to global issues. Under the initiative, later joined by Japan and Australia, a total of 70 workshops have been organized with participation of over 7,500 experts and officials from 127 countries and territories to date, and affiliated events have been held outside the founding countries since 2021. (YCH-E)