Hanoi (VNA) – Vice President of Ecuador Maria Jose Pinto Gonzalez Artigas has hailed Vietnam’s leadership role in the global anti-cybercrime efforts as the Southeast Asian country was selected as the host of the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention).
“It’s pretty clear that Vietnam has its leadership and the commitment to the global world to share, to strengthen overall what we are here to do, it’s cybercrime,” the Vice President said in an exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency on October 26 on the sidelines of the convention’s signing ceremony.
She said the convention is a historical step to protect children as in the digital world, children and women are among the most vulnerable groups to various forms of cybercrime. According to the Vice President, one of the biggest challenges in protecting these groups online is that technology evolves faster than protection systems. “That’s the hardest part,” she emphasized the need for stronger international cooperation.
“We have to share among countries what we’re doing to protect children and women. When we share our efforts and start acting together, that’s how we can truly protect children and women worldwide,” the Vice President said.
In that context, the Hanoi Convention holds great historical significance, she affirmed. “It strengthens our commitment, especially to children in the digital world. For children today, the digital space is where they learn, share, and experience so much of life.”
Vice President Artigas shared that Ecuador is among the nearly 70 countries and organisations that have signed the Convention so far, but the response to the cybercrime challenges must be global.
Following the signing of the convention, the next step that the signatories should do is to stay committed to the implementation; Then another step is to harmonise the laws all around the world and to build technical capacities for countries.
“Some countries have more advanced technical capacities than others. So again, we need to talk about unity and working together - not only among governments but also across the whole social and civil society,” the Vice President emphasized.
Regarding the cooperation between Vietnam and Ecuador in the field of cybersecurity, the Vice President affirmed that both countries are committed to cybercrime fighting efforts.
Overall, it’s about sharing responsibility in technology and having meetings not only between governments but also with civil society and the entire ecosystem of both countries. “I believe we have a lot to share, a lot in common, and you are more than welcome to come to Ecuador,” she said./.
