North Macedonia

In February 2018, OCSC conducted a CMM in North Macedonia in collaboration with the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC) of Oxford University. Funded by the World Bank, this project was undertaken as part of the Global Cybersecurity Capacity Program. The OCSC’s Research and Capacity Building Team’s contribution to this project represented our first CMM activity and preceded further CMMs conducted independently by OCSC.

Samoa

OCSC’s first Pacific review was conducted in the Independent State of Samoa in April 2018 at the invitation of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), and in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (UN-ITU) and the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC).

As part of this joint mission, ITU and the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) facilitated a national capacity building workshop for Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs) in Samoa to further enhance the nation’s cyber security capacity.

Tonga

OCSC’s next review saw the same team from OCSC, UN-ITU and GCSCC working together with the Kingdom of Tonga in June 2018, at the invitation of Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications.

As part of this joint mission, UN-ITU conducted a review of Tonga CERT and worked with the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) to facilitate a national capacity building workshop for Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs) to further enhance the nation’s cyber security capacity.

Vanuatu

At the invitation of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in March 2019 the OCSC team joined the Information Telecommunications Union (UN-ITU) to work with the Republic of Vanuatu as part of a joint mission. On this mission the OCSC and the UN-ITU conducted a review of the national CERT of Vanuatu and conducted a workshop to further enhance the nation’s cyber security capacity.

Papua New Guinea

In June 2019, OCSC and the team from the UN-ITU again joined forces, this time to work with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, at the invitation of the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) where the UN-ITU conducted a review of the national CERT of PNG and ran a workshop to further enhance the nation’s cyber security capacity.

Kiribati

In July 2019, OCSC undertook a review of the maturity of cybersecurity capacity in Kiribati at the invitation of the Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism Development (MICTTD). The objective of this review was to enable Kiribati to gain an understanding of its current cybersecurity capacity in order to strategically prioritise investment.

Federated States of Micronesia

In January 2020, in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) and at the invitation of the Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure (TC&I), the OCSC team conducted a review of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

The review was part of an APT Expert Mission  and was conducted in conjunction with the Digital FSM workshop with TC&I and the World Bank, in Palikir, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.

Tuvalu

With the Covid19 pandemic disrupting in country missions, in February 2021 from the invitation of the Tuvalu government, the OCSC conducted an on-line CMM for Tuvalu.

Cook Islands

In June 2022 the OCSC team conducted their first in-person CMM review in the Cook Islands since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Invited by the Office of the Prime Minister they engaged 120 participants over five days of focus groups.

Nauru

At the invitation of the Deputy Minister for Telecommunications and the Media, the Government of the Republic of Nauru, the OCSC undertook a review of the maturity of cybersecurity capacity in Nauru. The objectives of this review were:

1.)     Enable the government of Nauru to gain an understanding of its current cybersecurity capacity and identify priorities for:
        a.      the development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy; and
        b.      activities to strengthen capacity.
2.)     Inform the forthcoming Cybersecurity Roadmap for Nauru co-developed between Nauru and OCSC.

The OCSC is grateful to the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), who funded this report and the subsequent Roadmap under the Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program.

Through coordination by the Ministry of Communications and Media (MCM), 57 stakeholders participated in a five-day consultation process over the period 6th to 12th December 2022.

Fiji

In February 2024 commenced work on a CMM in Fiji, in collaboration with the Fiji Ministry of Communications (MoC) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).