Supporting human-centered e-governance and cyber defence capabilities in Moldova

This is a follow-up project aimed at long-term and systematic strengthening of Moldova’s human-centered e-governance and cyber defense capabilities. Support for the Moldovan Cyber ​​Academy in cooperation with Tallinn University of Technology (Taltech) began in 2023, when the needs of the partner school were mapped and a multi-year operational framework was agreed. In 2024–2025, TalTech, within the framework of the cooperation agreement with ESDTEV, supported the Moldovan Cyber ​​Academy with international summer schools, CTF competitions, practical cyber exercises, tabletop exercises and Digital Forensics ToT training.

In 2026, the focus will be on creating and piloting new courses for teachers (“SOC Analysis” and “Incident Response”), continuing the summer schools, organizing an international CTF competition and conducting tabletop exercises. The development of cooperation has shown that the most effective impact is achieved through the substantive updating of existing courses and the integration of practical components (CTF ecosystem, hands-on forensics, cyber exercises, cyber range methodology), focusing on areas where Estonian competence provides clear added value.