The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović, the President of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, and the French State Secretary for Europe, Laurence Bunn, signed an agreement on the establishment of the Center for Cyber Capacities of the Western Balkans (VB3C), based in Podgorica, on the sidelines of the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit.
The programs that are implemented within the Center are primarily aimed at the holders of critical infrastructure and are designed in such a way as to thematically educate the representatives of these structures, so that in the coming period they will be able to transfer the acquired knowledge to other employees in their organizations.
– Therefore, the conclusion of this contract creates preconditions for strengthening cyber security in the countries of the Western Balkans, for the improvement and development of cooperation among all regional actors in the fight against these threats, and for the establishment of a regional hub that will encourage advanced and relevant programs and training, as well as cooperation in the development of the cyber curriculum in the regional academic domain – the Government announced.
– Big day for Montenegro. The Regional Cyber Security Center will be in Podgorica. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this important moment for our country and the IT sector – said Prime Minister of Montenegro Abazović.
The signing was also attended by the Minister of Public Administration Maraš Dukaj.
Let us remind you that on November 16, 2022, the representatives of Montenegro, France and Slovenia signed the Letter of Intent to establish the Center for Cyber Capacities of the Western Balkans (WB3C) for the countries of the Western Balkans (WB6), with headquarters in Podgorica.
It is envisaged that the Center for Cyber-Capacities will have the legal status of an international organization, which will have three founders, while the other countries will have the status of members.
WB3C aims to contribute to a safer and more stable cyberspace of the Western Balkans, and in this sense it should be considered complementary with other cyber programs and capacity building projects in the region and beyond.
In this sense, coordination and synergy of various initiatives is an important component of the project, in order to keep it relevant and adapt to the needs of the Western Balkan countries in this area.
– WB3C is designed as a regional center in which other countries of the region can participate and become members. Apart from the countries of the region, the Center will be open for cooperation with other interested countries, regional organizations and partners who want to become part of the Center as full members, active participants or donors – it was clarified.
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