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The implementation of the NIS Directive in Türkiye

Duration February 2019 - February 2020

eGA advised the Government of Türkiye on strengthening national cybersecurity under the project “Technical Assistance for Achieving Harmony with the EU regarding the Implementation of the NIS Directive.” The project supported Türkiye in aligning its regulatory framework and institutional capacity for network and information security with the EU NIS Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/1148). The NIS Directive sets out measures to achieve a high common level of security of network and information systems across the EU.

As part of the project, eGA experts delivered a comprehensive gap analysis, prepared legislative proposals, and provided targeted capacity-building for the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) to support effective implementation of the NIS Directive.

What did we do?

In the scope of preparation of gap analysis report and legislative proposals:

  • Analysis of Turkish national policy papers, regulations and practices on network and information security
  • Overview of practices towards national strategies related the EU NIS Directive and country benchmarks for determining OESs of 10 EU member states
  • Gap analysis between Turkish national legislation vs. the EU NIS Directive requirements
  • Detailed analysis of best practices on the EU NIS Directive requirements and OES identification approaches and country benchmarks of the most relevant EU states
  • Consolidation of findings and results and defining overall framework for legislative proposals

 

In the scope of improvement of ICTA’s relevant staff capacity concerning implementation of the EU NIS Directive and member state practices:

  • Workshop on cybersecurity, the EU NIS Directive & other topics
  • Workshop on methodological approaches & country benchmarks
  • Study visits

 

In the scope of improvement of the capacity of major stakeholders regarding implementation of the EU NIS Directive:

  • Two workshops on cybersecurity, the EU NIS Directive & other topics.
Overview of events and activities
Country
Türkiye
Keywords
Cyber risk management Legal framework
Project manager
Budget
71 350€
Status
Finished
Funded by
European Commission

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