An online brainstorming session was held on the 10th of March 2021, in the framework of the GLACY+ project a joint action of the European Union and Council of Europe, aimed at defining the outline of an updated judicial training materials on cybercrime and electronic evidence, tailor-fit to the context of the judicial authorities in the Philippines.
This initiative came from the Supreme Court of the Philippines and provided an opportunity to discuss how judicial training strategies were adapted to the online context, also as a consequence of the COVID countermeasures, and to define the structure and high-level contents of the following deliverables: the On-demand Training Modules on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, the Bench Book for Judges and a guide on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for prosecutors.
Judges and representatives from the Philippine Judicial Academy, the Office of the Court Administrator, the Department of Justice and two international experts of the Council of Europe shared thoughts on the current needs and highlighted topics relevant to the Philippines, which will constitute the core contents of the new training materials.
A dedicated working group will be established under the leadership of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and will be tasked with the actual development of the training materials, with the support provided by the GLACY+ Project.
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