Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 3 December 2013 – At the invitation by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan, President of Council of HAKOM, Dražen Lučić, and Executive Director of HAKOM, Mario Weber, attended the global conference dedicated to co-operation in the area of cybersecurity ("Global Cybersecurity Cooperation: Challenges and Visions"), which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 2 and 3 December.
 
Mr. Lučić took part in the panel discussion on global partnership to increase cybersecurity, while Mr. Weber presented the Croatian experience in the protection of children from abuse in electronic communications.
 
Conference participants included a number of ministers and high representatives of state institutions from all continents. In addition to the ITU and the Azerbaijani government, other co-organizers included the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the European Parliament and the Interpol. The conclusions of this conference will be presented to the competent institutions of the ITU member states. It is expected that the vast majority of countries, including the Republic of Croatia, will intensify their efforts as well as international co-operation in this area.
 
 

 

HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.