Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, together with Softline Education, with the support of the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, launched a project aimed at training and advanced training of specialists in the field of cybersecurity.

The project is aimed at updating the knowledge and skills of technical specialists in the field of cybersecurity, the formation of a layer of specialists capable of high-quality replication of knowledge in this area, as well as raising the awareness of managers and technical employees of state enterprises, organizations and institutions about the tasks and capabilities of cybersecurity systems.

The target audience of this project are:

- Heads of enterprises, organizations, ministries and departments

- Middle managers responsible for cybersecurity

- Technicians providing enterprise cybersecurity

- Teachers of specialized educational institutions

Information and communication technologies play an increasingly important role in our society. From online shopping and social media to online banking, travel and healthcare, we increasingly trust digital devices and the Internet. Such integration not only opens up many opportunities, but also creates certain problems for personal and public safety.

Currently, the processes of digitalization of the leading economies of the world are actively and everywhere. ICTs have become an integral part of the life of society, the state, and individuals, and the more important and acute are the tasks of effective and safe implementation of ICT tools in production, education, healthcare, social life, including the need for systematic work to form a culture of cybersecurity. In this regard, the issue of training specialists who can quickly make effective decisions to protect information and eliminate cybersecurity threats is relevant.

To solve the problems of advanced training of specialists in the field of cybersecurity, leading domestic trainers and cybersecurity experts, who have confirmed their knowledge with international certificates, will be involved in design work. Participants will also take part in the newly developed online course on OSCE Confidence-Building Measures in Cybersecurity.

It should be noted that the project participants who showed the best results during the training will be prepared for international certification in cybersecurity.

The initiators of the project expect to complete the implementation of the project in December 2021 and intend to continue working in this direction in the future.