This week, the Central Finance and Contracting Agency of Latvia (CFCA), acting as Latvia’s development cooperation agency, participated in the international cybersecurity forum INCYBER in Lille, France. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen cooperation in the fields of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, as well as to meet with EU partner Expertise France and representatives from the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cybersecurity Center of Uzbekistan to discuss ongoing priorities within the CFCA implemented Team Europe project “Capacity Building for Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.”
In recent years, CFCA has established strong cooperation with Uzbekistan, becoming one of the most active EU Member State agencies supporting the country’s public administration development. CFCA’s engagement in Uzbekistan covers a wide range of programmes from anti‑corruption and public administration reforms to digital transformation, the promotion of women’s leadership in ICT, and strengthening the economic resilience of smallholder farmers. These initiatives demonstrate Latvia’s longterm commitment to supporting Uzbekistan’s development priorities while further reinforcing cooperation between the EU and Uzbekistan in a strategically important region.
In 2026, CFCA is launching activities under the project Capacity Building for Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, in which Latvia is responsible for two project components:
- Strengthening the protection of partner countries’ critical digital infrastructure, including through the promotion of public–private cooperation;
- Enhancing cooperation and knowledge-sharing between EU Member States and partner countries on the interplay between cybersecurity and artificial intelligence and potential solutions.
The project is supported by funding from the EU and Germany amounting to EUR 4.3 million.
The meetings at the INCYBER forum provided an opportunity to agree on next steps, cooperation formats and coordination mechanisms that will ensure high-quality and effective project implementation.
CFCA’s participation in the forum is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.