So Far, Yet So Close: Japanese and Estonian Cybersecurity Policy Perspectives and Cooperation

Despite the geographical distance between them, Estonia and Japan share many similar security challenges, such as potential destabilisation in cyberspace due to geopolitical tensions and conflicts, the vulnerability of national digital infrastructure, and the impact of cyber-attacks on trust in open, democratic societies. Tackling such challenges requires close international cooperation and the exchange of national best practices and experiences.

On 3 February 2021, the ICDS organised a webinar that brought together experts from the two countries to explore national cybersecurity policy perspectives and discuss opportunities for cooperation.

Speakers:
- Jun Osawa, Senior Research Fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute
- Kadri Kaska, Head of the Legal Branch of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE)
- Atsuko Sekiguchi, Deputy Counsellor of the International Strategy Group at the National Centre of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cyber Security (NISC) in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Japan
- Dr Koichiro Komiyama, Visiting Fellow at Keio University Global Research Institute

Moderated by ICDS Non-Resident Fellow Henry Rõigas, the event attracted an audience of almost 70 participants from Estonia and Japan as well as a number of other countries such as Bangladesh, Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The webinar’s proceedings will be published in an ICDS research report in the spring of 2021.

Learn more at https://icds.ee/en/so-far-yet-so-close-japanese-and-estonian-cybersecurity-policy-perspectives-and-cooperation/

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