Yuriy Kotliarov took part in the meeting of the EBA Cybersecurity Subcommittee

On 19 September 2024, the Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the European Business Association (EBA) held the first extended meeting. The event brought together the representatives of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the State Service of Special Communications, business community and legal experts to discuss public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the field of cybersecurity, including the development of a relevant draft law to be submitted by the State Service for Special Communications by the end of 2024.

Asters' Partner and Co-chair of the Subcommittee Yuriy Kotliarov presented the results of the survey on the current situation of public-private cooperation in Ukraine and the legal obstacles to such cooperation. He mentioned: "The development of this draft law should be based on an understanding of the expectations of all parties. To achieve this, it is important to determine what problems need to be solved, what obstacles need to be overcome, what goals both the public and private sectors should strive for, and what cybersecurity tasks relevant to Ukraine are best addressed through PPP mechanisms."

The meeting was initiated by the law firm Asters and supported by the Aspen Institute Kyiv, which is implementing the “Cybersecurity Dialogue” program in partnership with the USAID Ukraine Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Project.

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