New Delhi, Oct 08 Focus on Cyber Security and The Hague’s position as‘International City of Peace and Justice’; besides partaking in Cyfy conference 2015. The delegation comprises of TheHague Municipality, companies and knowledge institutes.
The aim of the mission is closer cooperation and exchange of knowledge between The Hague and Indian government organizations, industry and research institutions.
The delegation from The Hague will present the Dutch approach to cyber securityconsisting of close cooperation between government, business and science in order tocombat cybercrime. Not only technology, but also aspects such as privacy and technical and legal questions are central to the theme.
Representatives of TheHague Security Delta (HSD)–(largest security cluster in Europe, working on innovations and knowledge in the field of cyber security, national and urban security, protection of critical infrastructure, and forensics),who will be a part of the mission, will brief the Indian interlocutors from government and industry about The Hague method. The Dutch delegation is also keen to learn about the knowledge concentrated in New Delhi and Hyderabad. Apart from HSD, the delegation consists ofTU Delft,Leiden University,The Hague Universityand companies such as FOX-IT.
The Mayor’s visit is a follow-up of amission in December 2011 which concentrated on law, peace and justice. This visitis expected to further strengthen the ties between The Hague and India.
In Delhi, the delegation will meet Dr. Gulshan Rai, Chief Cyber Security, Prime Minister Office to discuss the possibilities of constructive collaborationin the field of Cyber Security. In addition, the delegation will meet with representatives of the following organizations:
- Department of Electronics & Information Technology
- CERT-In(theIndian Computer Emergency Response Team), a government-mandated information technology (IT) security organization
- Cyber Security Education and Research Centre in Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
- Data Security Council
- Ernst and Young
- Nasscom
The delegation will also attend the India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet Governance(CyFY 2015)in New Delhi.
The Mayor will offer4full scholarships for study programs at The Hague University. These scholarships are equally divided between Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and Nalsar University of Law in Hyderabad.
In Hyderabad, the delegation will meet Mr. K. T. Rama Rao, Minister for Information and Technology and Mr. JayeshRanjan, Secretary IT Govt. of Telangana as also Mr. PalleRaghunatha Reddy, IT Minister for Government of Andhra Pradesh. The delegation will also pay a visit to Tech-Mahindra(which has an operation in the city of The Hague) to learn about their Integrated Engineering in the field of Digital Practice and Internet of Things.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Van Aartsen said, “The Netherlands, and in particular The Hague has created a niche for itself in the fieldof safety and security. We shall be happy to join forces with companies, knowledge institutes and the government bodiesin dealing with the growing challenges in the domain of Cyber Security, besidesoffering input for the legal and regulatory framework!Our goal is to realize a safe, open and stable information society by sharing knowledge, providing insight and proper perspectives for action. There is a huge population of People of Indian Origin (PIO) in The Hague and already more than 10 Indian companies are based in The Hague region, of-which Tech Mahindraand HCL Technologiesare the largest. All are playing asignificant role in developing bilateral economic and trade cooperation in various fields.”
With a reputation asInternational City of Peace and Justice, The Hague is highly committed towards the cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience. Moreover, it has a large number of legal organizations within the city ambit, including the International Court of Justiceand theInternational Criminal Court. The Hague and India have already been cooperating on the theme ‘Peace and Justice’; cyber security is a logical extension of that collaboration.