Comparative analysis of 5G cybersecurity regulation in Ukraine and European countries: Germany, Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic states

On December 9, 2021, the third Round Table was held: "Certification of Equipment and Services, Conformity Assessment – Ukraine's Readiness," which took place within the framework of the project "Cybersecurity in the Era of the Digital Economy." Organizers of the event: NGO "VAIBIT," Secure and Trustful Digital Environment Task Force, CSPA The event was attended by well-known experts: the first to present her thorough report was Liliia Oleksiuk, Head of NGO "VAIBIT," freelance consultant to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation, PhD in Public Administration. The presentation was dedicated to the topic of a comparative analysis of 5G cybersecurity regulation in Israel. She noted that today the presented topic is one of the under-researched issues and requires studying the experience of other countries around the world. Volodymyr Kozak, Acting Head of the State Research Institute of Cybersecurity Technologies and Information Protection, spoke about how preparations for certification in Ukraine are progressing. Vilma Misiukonene, an expert in digital economy policy (Lithuania), informed about the situation regarding 5G deployment in Lithuania and how equipment certification is proceeding. Ulrich Plate, Head of the Information Security Department at Atene KOM GmbH (Germany), shared an example of how the certification process takes place in Germany, what issues arise, and what useful things from their experience can be adopted for Ukraine. Also, Kseniia VOLKOVA, an expert of NGO "VAIBIT," and Andrii SEMENCHENKO, a member of the NKRZI, Professor of the Department of Information Technology at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, participated in the discussion; they outlined the problems and relevance of the topic and voiced a list of issues that need to be resolved regarding the implementation of certification of equipment and services in Ukraine. It is quite natural that in the final discussion of the round table results, emphasis was placed on the need to deepen research on this issue and on fruitful cooperation with representatives of legislative and executive authorities, experts in the field of cybersecurity and anti-fraud, and leading lawyers of the country. The organizers plan to continue the series of public meetings; the next one is scheduled for December 16, 2021. Link to the report: