Santo Domingo – The Dominican Republic and the Government of the United Arab Emirates signed in Dubai, a cooperation agreement to strengthen cyber security in the country, within the framework of the GISEC Global 2025 event.
The signing ceremony was carried out by the highest authorities of the governing bodies of cyber security of both governments: on behalf of the National Cyber Security Center, entity attached to the National Investigation Department (DNI), its director, Lic. Luis Soto, and on behalf of the United Arab Emirates Cyber Security Council, its director, Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti.
During the ceremony, both parties exchanged impressions with a view to developing initiatives through the National Cyber Security Center, with the aim of strengthening the national cyber security ecosystem.
Within the framework of the meeting, Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti expressed a genuine interest in deepening bilateral relations with the Dominican Republic and in promoting an active exchange of visits between both nations.
Similarly, Lic. Luis Soto highlighted the importance that cyber security represents for national security and emphasized the commitment of both entities to collaboration to ensure the protection of critical information and communication infrastructure, as well as their citizens.
This important strategic alliance represents a new step forward in the strengthening of international relations between both governments.
The Dominican Republic’s embassy in the United Arab Emirates, through its ambassador, Renso Herrera Franco, had an active participation in the process, and will continue to promote actions that guarantee greater international security and confidence for investments, in a more protected digital environment, thus fostering the development of electronic commerce, innovation, and digital transformation of the country.
With the implementation of this cooperation agreement, strategic actions will be outlined in various lines, aimed at developing capacities through the transfer of knowledge, the exchange of experiences, specialized training, and constant technological updating, in line with new and emerging disruptive technologies adopted to drive digital transformation.
Similarly, work will be done on the establishment of governance frameworks in cyber security matters, which will ensure a favorable environment for the sustainable development of the country.
Through specific initiatives, the capabilities of the National Cyber Security Center to respond to and attend to cyber incidents will be strengthened, through the exchange of threat intelligence, technical and operational assistance.
These actions will allow for earlier detection of cyber threats and the execution of targeted campaigns for strategic sectors of the economy and productivity, thus facilitating more effective protection and resilience of critical information and communication infrastructure that supports national security.
Within the framework of cyber security governance, this alliance will also facilitate technical advice for the development of policies and regulations aimed at updating the National Cyber Security Strategy, with the firm purpose of ensuring the stability of the digital ecosystem in the Dominican Republic.
The entity reaffirms its commitment to establishing strategic alliances that come to offer the country opportunities for strengthening and development of its cyber space for its entire digital ecosystem, in order to face the challenges imposed by this new era in cyber security and digital transformation, as well as the adoption of emerging technologies that promise a true digital revolution for the country, framing the Dominican Republic as a regional reference for the development of investments, thanks to the enabling environment of a reliable and resilient cyber space.
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