Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2021-2026
Region: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Country: Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Solutions: Digital Acceleration
Through the Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) activity, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia seeks to enable digital transformation by supporting critical infrastructure operators, host governments, and oversight bodies to address immediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the region’s critical infrastructure sectors, while as well as addressing the necessary legal, workforce, and investment gaps to support critical infrastructure resilience.
CIDR supports the governments of the Western Balkans, Black Sea Region, and South Caucasus in assisting critical infrastructure entities to incorporate cybersecurity best practices into their operations, planning, and procurement; prioritize cybersecurity investment needs; select appropriate mandatory or voluntary standards and corresponding security controls; and establish the basis for regionwide cybersecurity information sharing. Through a regional approach focused on improved policies and legislation, information sharing, workforce development, and capacity-building, the program will support sectors such as energy, water, transport, healthcare, finance, and telecommunications.
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