In order to build digital resilience and enhance cybersecurity technology competence, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and the United States Embassy in Malaysia co-hosted an international workshop in Kuala Lumpur under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) program on May 11, 2023. The Workshop was the first overseas GCTF event to be held in the ASEAN region.
The purpose of the Workshop was to provide a platform for participants to exchange their professional experiences on the digital economy, cybersecurity, and anti-disinformation, and to seek possible solutions. The opening of the Workshop was jointly presided over by Phoebe Yeh, Representative of Taiwan to Malaysia and Brian McFeeters, the US Ambassador to Malaysia. Notable speakers include Lin Junn-shiow, Deputy Director General of the Administration for Digital Industries, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Edora binti Ahmad, Head of Legal Integration Divison, National Cyber Securtiy Agency of Malaysia, Lin Ying-dar, Vice President of National Institute of Cyber Security Taiwan ,Lee Yuh-Jye, Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taiwan, Scott Backford, Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice served as speakers. Around 60 participants from government, corporate, and academics were invited to attend the event and discussions. The exchanges were lively and productive.
The GCTF was jointly established by Taiwan and the United States in 2015. Ever since, the GCTF has held 55 international workshops in Taiwan and overseas on a dozen of new issues and challenges. More than 6,000 officials, experts, and civil society representatives from over 100 countries have attended GCTF training programs, either in person or online. As the number of participants has continued to increase, the issues and domains covered have also expanded in scope. All this indicates that the GCTF is a highly successful platform that allows like-minded countries to exchange experiences on important topics and assist developing countries in building and fostering the capacity to take on challenges. The official GCTF partners-Taiwan, the United States, Japan, and Australia-and other like-minded countries will continue to work together through the GCTF to contribute to major issues facing the international community.