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2009

The Malta Commonwealth Third Country Training Proramme, on Legal Frameworks for Information and Communication Technologies, was held on Malta, June 15-20, 2009. This training course aimed also to provide an understanding of emerging issues and contemporary international dialogue on issues such as Broadcasting, and Interconnection, Internet Governance, Cybercrime and Jurisdiction.

A high-tech conference for police and prosecutors  in 15 Caribbean countries was held in Bermuda on August 28-29.

2002-2008

In an effort to harmonize computer related criminal law in the Commonwealth States, a model law was adopted at the Conference of Ministers in 2002. The model law, titled the Computer Related Crimes Act, shares the same framework as the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, to limit conflicting guidance. The model law serves as an example of common principles each State can use to adopt framework legislation compatible with other Commonwealth States.

A Meeting of Senior Officials of Commonwealth Law Ministers was held in October 2007. The meeting addressed laws to combat terrorism and money laundering.