From 20 to 22 October this year, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is holding an international regional seminar in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, entitled “Strengthening Regional Cooperation in the Investigation of Cross-Border Cybercrime.”

The Academy of Justice is represented by Tolibjon Obidov, Head of the Department of Criminal Law Disciplines, who is exchanging international experience on investigating cross-border cybercrime, handling electronic evidence, and combating cybercrime.

The seminar’s main objective is to identify challenges arising in the investigation of cross-border cybercrime, discuss effective solutions, and develop practical recommendations to strengthen regional cooperation in this field.

The event, organized at the initiative of the OSCE Secretariat, brings together specialists from several authorized bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including the Cybersecurity Center and the Main Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Academy of Justice, and the Research Institute of Digital Forensics under the Law Enforcement Academy.

The seminar programme includes practical sessions on investigating cross-border cybercrime, the effective use of electronic evidence, and the study of the experiences of Estonia and Kazakhstan. It also features discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation among Central Asian countries in cybersecurity and combating cybercrime.