On 16.12.2021, the FORUM took place: "Public-Private Partnership for Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure – Implementation of 5G at Critical Infrastructure Facilities," which concluded a series of public events within 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 renowned experts in the field of cyber defense, representatives of large industrial businesses, mobile operators, regulators, Ukrzaliznytsia, SE "DerzhdorNDI", the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation, leading experts in information security, the public, lawyers, technical and cyber specialists.
Traditionally, the official opening of the Forum began with ceremonial speeches. Liliia OLEKSIUK, PhD in Public Administration, Chair of NGO "VAIBIT", non-staff consultant of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation, delivered a welcome address; she greeted all participants of the event and announced the opening of the Forum.
Then Andrii SEMENCHENKO joined, member of the NCCIR, professor of the Department of Information Technologies at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, who expressed his opinion, outlined the significant value of this issue, and wished all participants success.
With a welcome address and good news that on this very day, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law "On the National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Provision of Postal Services," joined Oleksandr FEDIENKO, Deputy Chair of the Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Digital Infrastructure, Electronic Communications and Smart Infrastructure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Digital Transformation, who congratulated everyone involved in this event and wished creative success, emphasizing that we are starting the new year with a new electronic communications system.
Yuliia HARIACHA, EU, Head of the Expert Group on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, spoke about the new regulation of electronic communications – the path to a Single Digital Market, and described in detail what has been done in this area and what issues still need to be resolved.
Oleksandr BAKALYNSKYI, PhD in Technical Sciences, Director of the Cyber Defense Department of the State Service of Special Communications Administration, took an active part in the discussion; in his speech he emphasized that the protection of critical infrastructure from dangers, threats and attacks is an urgent issue and requires painstaking work.
Thus, within the framework of the plenary session "Ukrzaliznytsia and the Implementation of 4G and 5G Technologies – How It Was in Germany, What to Expect in Ukraine," our esteemed colleague Ulrich Plate, Head of the Information Security Department at Atene KOM GmbH (Germany), spoke.
Kyrylo HOROKHOVSKYI, research fellow at the Department of Strategic Development and Reform of the Road Sector, State Enterprise "M.P. Shulhin State Road Research Institute," expressed his vision regarding the implementation of 5G.
At the Forum session, a report was heard: "5G – THE BASIC PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR," presented by Volodymyr KOZYRSKYI, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Director of the Technopark "Innovations in Energy" LLC ALOTEK (Ukraine, Bulgaria). He outlined the vector of further development of the energy sector with the implementation of 5G, and what awaits humanity in the future with the use of SMART GRID technology in the energy sector?
The plenary discussion: "Industrial Facility and Implementation of 5G for Managing Production Processes – Risks, Threats? was joined by Yevhen VLADIMIROV, Chief Engineer of the G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization 2020-2021, – Member of the Supervisory Committee of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Energy Security 2021, co-author of the Cybersecurity Concept of the Energy Sector of Ukraine 2021-2024; he presented statistics by year on personal data that had been compromised, and given the fact of the latest news in the field of cybersecurity, we understand that the challenges are only beginning. Summing up in his talk, he emphasized that the energy sector is the most critical element in this system and that without electricity we will not be able to use the internet.
On fifth-generation security - challenges for individuals and institutional failure was reported by Roman Khimich, co-founder of the working group on security and trust in the digital environment.
The third plenary session was opened by Kseniia Volkova, expert of the VAIBIT NGO, who presented the report "Certification of equipment for fifth-generation (5G) networks and services provided using it, conformity assessment: Ukraine's readiness and international experience". The world is moving and Ukraine must implement all standards for 5G equipment certification.
A separate word was given to Danylo MYALKOVSKYI, PhD in Public Administration, Deputy Director of the Information Protection Department of the State Service for Special Communications, who named the main problems and threats to critical infrastructure facilities.
Summing up and the solemn closing of the Forum, Liliia OLEKSIUK outlined the range of issues that need to be addressed - prepare a strategy for the development of the digital economy, perform economic calculations of the cost of 5G technologies and develop a roadmap for the safe implementation of 5G.
Recommendations on the development of 5G regulation: Recommendations.docx
Thank you to everyone who joined the event! We hope for many years of cooperation!
