The 4-hour long second and final end-user event successfully took place online on the 9th
of December 2020 and attracted over 70 participants. Due to the
COVID-19 crisis, the event was held online in the form of a webinar.
Participants – consisting of ASEAN end-users e.g. SMEs, universities,
governmental organisations etc., as well as YAKSHA Ambassadors – had an
opportunity to learn about the unique value proposition of the YAKSHA
software, its technical aspects, the results of the pilot actions, and
participate in interactive discussions on cybersecurity issues in ASEAN
and EU.
The webinar started at 2 pm UTC+7 – Thailand time (which translates
into 8 am Central European time), with a welcome of the participants and
presentation of the YAKSHA project and its main achievements by Douglas
Thompson -YAKSHA Project Coordinator, SPI. This was followed by two
exciting keynote speeches: Chalee Vorakulpipat from NSTDA, Thailand
presented the ASEAN perspective on cybersecurity issues, perspectives,
needs and YAKSHA. Jarno Salonen from VTT, Finland presented the latest
trends on resilience and cybersecurity strategy. The day continued with
presentations on the unique value that the YAKSHA software offers, a
deep-dive into the technical aspects of the software, and the results of
the pilot actions in ASEAN and EU, presented by technical partners of
the YAKSHA project – UPRC, MOT and StAG.
This was followed by an interactive discussion with the involvement
of audience on the deployment of YAKSHA software in the ASEAN region –
including a roadmap for the exploitation- and the role of Ambassadors,
moderated and animated by Svetlana Klessova, Krisztina Dax from GAC,
Alessandro Guarino from StAG and Ismamuradi Bin Abdul Kadir from CSM.
The discussion aimed to explore the vision of the audience on the
exploitation of the YAKSHA software in ASEAN, considering the current
landscape and the effect of COVID-19.
Finally, the day finished with a panel discussion moderated by
Fabrice Clari from GAC, on alternative use of the YAKSHA software –
focusing on exploitation by verticals in three sectors – Public sector,
IoT and its implication on various end-users (strategic facilities,
hospital, industry) and Critical infrastructures. The three panellists
were Dr. Komain Pibulyarojana from ACIOA (Thailand); Dr. S.M Warusia,
YAKSHA Ambassador from University Teknikal Melaka (Malaysia) and
Alexandros Kostopoulos from OTE (Greece), representative of the YAKSHA
pilot action in Greece. |