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TwitterThe Tourism Security Program of the OAS-CICTE began as a pilot project in 2006 in the Caribbean countries and expanded to the countries of Latin America through the support of the Government of Canada. Currently, the program seeks to increase the professional and technical experience of public and private security officials in the OAS member states that depend on tourism.
The program encourages the creation of public-private partnerships to guarantee security in tourist destinations. CICTE training activities are developed specifically for a public-private audience, and are structured to encourage law enforcement authorities and other public officials to coordinate and cooperate with private sector security managers working in tourism and recreational facilities.
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Beneficiary Countries
Activities
The program conducts specialized training and security courses for the tourism industry in selected destinations, creating a network of relevant stakeholders from the public and private sectors and identifying best practices, needs and priorities.
Three groups of activities:
- Basic training courses on tourism security: 11 workshops held, 7 of them in Mexico (Los Cabos, Querétaro, Playa del Carmen, Tijuana, Mazatlan, Puebla and Parras) and the rest in Honduras, Belize, Barbados and Santa Lucia.
- Integrated tourism security plans through the establishment of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and specialized training in risk management: Preparation of the plans of Jamaica and Costa Rica.
- Prevention of crime in tourist destinations: specialized training in Risk Management and Crime Prevention for Tourist Destinations in Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
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Meetings
Meeting of Consultation of the States Parties to the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism
CICTE holds an annual meeting to promote dialogue and promote the exchange of experiences and practices aimed at preventing and countering terrorism in the Hemisphere.
- CICTE XXIII (May, 2023)
Mexico City, Mexico/Virtual - CICTE XXII (July, 2022)
Virtual - CICTE XXI (October, 2021)
Virtual - CICTE XX (September, 2020)
Virtual - CICTE XIX (May, 2019)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XVIII (May, 2018)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XVII (April, 2017)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XVI (March, 2016)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XV (March, 2015)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XIV (February, 2014)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XIII (March, 2013)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XII (March, 2012)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE XI (March, 2011)
Washington, D.C. - CICTE X (March, 2010)
Washington, D.C.
Publications
During the implementation of the project 16 destinations were visited, in 11 countries, providing two different types of training: Basic Tourism Security Workshops and Risk Management for Tourism Destinations, and assisting with the development of Tourism Security Plans.Open »
The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (OAS/CICTE), and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) are proud to launch a new publication called Security Planning on a Large Scale: A Practical Manual.
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Tourism Security Program Goals
The main goal is to design effective tourism security plans to produce long-term benefits for crime prevention that include:
- Providing local authorities with the necessary skills to assess vulnerabilities and define priorities in the protection of tourism.
- Designing methodology and training modules to train decision makers and security personnel in crime prevention in tourist destinations and security.
- Increasing the knowledge and skills of policy makers and key stakeholders to develop, modify, ratify and/or implement tourism security plans.
- Improving international cooperation and coordination with international organizations and foreign agencies responsible for law enforcement to share lessons learned and best practices for tourism security.
This project is based on the extensive experience and well-established networks of CICTE and UNICRI. The program will continue to develop capacity and experience in tourist destinations that have not yet benefited from the Tourism Security Program. In addition, CICTE will expand its Program to address the risks and threats specific to a particular location, such as kidnapping, sex tourism and trafficking.
Tourism Security Program Activities
Reconociendo que el ciberespacio no tiene fronteras, el Programa de Ciberseguridad presta especial atención a la cooperación internacional y la participación en iniciativas internacionales. El Programa de Ciberseguridad de la OEA ha representado a OEA-CICTE en múltiples foros internacionales. Algunos ejemplos incluyen:
- Conferencia global sobre el ciberespacio
- Foro global sobre expertos cibernéticos (miembro fundador)
- The Meridian Process
- Grupo de trabajo del Comité de la Convención sobre el delito informático del Consejo de Europa (TC-Y)
- Comité Consultivo Gubernamental (GAC) de la Corporación de Internet para Nombres y Números Asignados (ICANN)
Seguridad, estabilidad y flexibilidad de la ICANN del equipo de DNS (SSR2)
El programa de Ciberseguridad ha desarrollado, además, las siguientes actividades:
- Organización de la Primera reunión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre medidas de fomento de la confianza (febrero-marzo de 2018).
- Elaboración de las Recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo del CICTE sobre medidas de fomento de la confianza adoptadas en la resolución AG / RES. 2925 (XLVIII-O / 18) (junio de 2018).
- Apoyo en la creación y capacitación de Equipos de Respuesta a Incidentes de Seguridad Informática (CSIRT) en 21 Estados Miembros desde 2004.
- Lanzamiento de la plataforma virtual CSIRTAmericas.org para CSIRT (octubre de 2016).
- Organización de la primera reunión regional de CSIRT nacionales en las Américas (mayo de 2018).
- Elaboración del protocolo de intercambio de información de respuesta a incidentes para miembros de la Alianza del Pacífico (Chile, Colombia, Mexico y Peru) (abril de 2018).
- Organización de 12 ejercicios de ciberseguridad (8 de ellos nacionales y 6 regionales) desde 2012, incluyendo el International CyberEX en España en 2015, 2016, 2017 y 2018.
- Desde 2004, capacitación de más de 15.000 funcionarios de los gobiernos de los estados miembros del OEA, el mundo académico, la sociedad civil y el sector privado sobre temas de seguridad cibernética, incluyendo la investigación forense digital, la libertad de expresión en la Web y la gestión de crisis.
- Elaboración de 6 Reportes Regionales, 4 white papers, 2 Toolkits y 1 Reporte Nacional.
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