TUNIS: The first conference of officials responsible for combating information technology crimes in Arab interior ministries kicked off Wednesday in the Tunisian capital with the participation of Kuwait. Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, Dr Mohammad Koman, called in his opening speech for enhancing cooperation among Arab countries in combating cybercrimes by exchanging information immediately.

Koman said that the interest of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in cybersecurity and combating information system crimes began in the early nineties of the last century; “therefore, the General Secretariat is keen to work on developing practical frameworks to confront this type of crime.” He added that a set of measures were taken, including the approval of the Arab Guiding Strategy for Combating Information Technology Crimes in 2014 and the establishment of a unit specialized in electronic security.

This is within the scope of the Arab Office for Combating Terrorism (in 2020), which was entrusted with enhancing cooperation among Arab countries in the field of combating cybercrimes and exchanging information. He pointed out that the Council of Arab Interior Ministers adopted the Arab Strategy for Combating Information Technology Crimes in 2022 as a tool to organize inter-Arab and international cooperation in combating cybercrime, in addition to a first three-year executive plan to translate this strategy into practical programs.

The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry delegation is represented by Colonel Ahmed Al-Hamoud and Major Thanyan Ruh Al-Din. The conference, which aims to develop an Arab plan to confront crimes committed using artificial intelligence, is attended by representatives of the interior ministries in Arab countries, the Arab League, the United Nations Regional Center for Combating Cybercrime, in addition to the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences and the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers. - KUNA