AKIPRESS.COM - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Atlantic Council, the US State Department and Inha University in Tashkent partnered to bring a multi-disciplinary cyber competition to Uzbekistan, OSCE said.

The first edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge was developed specifically for university students in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The competition will take place on 11 and 12 July and will include student teams representing academic institutions from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge aims to identify and foster the next generation of leaders to face the cybersecurity challenges of the future. Founded in Washington, D.C. in 2012, the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge provides university students from varied academic disciplines with a deeper understanding of cyber strategy and policy challenges. Since 2012, the competition has expanded to eleven different sites around the world, training and diversifying the cyber talent community.

To train and develop the next generation of cybersecurity leaders, Cyber 9/12 competitors will assume the role of senior advisors in government, navigating a significant cyber incident impacting the region. Student competitors will gain invaluable and realistic learning experience on the technical, policy and strategy aspects of cybersecurity and connect with senior cybersecurity leaders.