Taiwan, the United States, Japan, Australia, and Slovakia—have jointly held the 2022 Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) – Workshop on Combating Digital Crimes

In June 2015, Taiwan and the United States jointly established the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF). Japan and Australia joined the framework in 2019 and 2021, respectively. By hosting training courses on shared issues, links were established between each of these countries, building upon their shared values. Since 2018, when the GCTF was first included under the scope of law enforcement, the Bureau has hosted four workshops under this framework. These workshops have been attended by almost one thousand law enforcement officials from various countries, and substantially expanded our international participation efforts, deepening the friendship between Taiwan, the US, and our global allies.

In response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have adopted measures such as entry restrictions and home quarantines. Not only has this led to a greater reliance on the Internet, it has also allowed cybercrime to run rampant. It is for this reason that the Bureau, in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA), the Australian Office in Taipei (AO) and the Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (SECO) on March 22, 2022, hosted the 2022 Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) - Workshop on Combating Digital Crimes. The workshop centered on discussing crime prevention strategies and measures through an online conference.

The Bureau’s Director-General Wang Chun-Li, Representative Mr. Martin Podstavek from the SECO, and Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-Hsiang delivered opening remarks at the conference. Furthermore, experts from relevant American, Australian, Japanese, and Slovakian agencies, as well as personnel from the Bureau’s Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLD) and Information & Communication Security Division, shared their experiences on cybercrime cases in their respective countries through a cross-border video conference. More than 30 countries were invited, and almost 350 law enforcement personnel participated in the online conference, leading to the establishment of security partnerships with each of the participating countries.

The Bureau is committed to strengthening its efforts to fight cross-border crime. Since 2018, when it first participated in the GCTF, it has hosted multiple conferences, including the 2018 Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime and Forensic Science, the 2019 Workshop on Anti-Corruption in the Public and Private Sectors, the 2020 Workshop on Combating COVID-19 Related Crimes, and the 2021 Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering. The discussions this year surrounded cybercrime prevention due to the rapid rise in crimes concerning virtual assets. Emphasis was placed on discussing how theoretical methods can be integrated with real-world experience. In the future, law enforcement capabilities shall continue to be reinforced, with hopes of pushing for more international collaborations and the elimination of cross-border crime.