EU twinning agreement in information security

As reported on MaltaMedia Dec 27,2007

In June 2005 Malta, as a Beneficiary Country, signed a Twinning Agreement entitled Capacity Building Programme in Information Security with the United Kingdom, as a European Union Member State for a period of 28 months.

The project implementation was entrusted to Malta Information Technology and Training Services Ltd (MITTS Ltd) as the Government’s designated INFOSEC Authority under the direction and guidance from the Ministry for Investment, Industry and Information Technology (MIIIT). The UK Twinning Partner was entrusted to Northern Ireland Public Sector Enterprises (NI-CO) in conjunction with QinetiQ Ltd which is an international defence and security company.

The purpose of this Twinning Agreement was to increase the understanding and facilitate the implementation of the EU Council Security Regulations 2001/264/EC issued on the 19th of March 2001 and to support Information Security measures in the Government of Malta Public Service to enable adherence to these regulations, which is a compulsory condition for all the Member States and thus of the Acquis Communautaire. In this light the project saw to the basic, advanced and specialised training of officials in the Public Service, government agencies and entities in particular areas related to Network Security, Wireless Security and Digital Forensics.

Study visits were organised for Maltese personnel to travel to various European countries to view operational security processes in practice with the aim of sharing good practices and acquire knowledge from other EU Member States.

The Twinning Agreement came to an end in October 2007 and has been mainly financed by the European Union.

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