The Dutch government is working to improve both digital and physical services in the Caribbean Netherlands, with cyber resilience as a key focus. To support this, the Government-wide Cyber Programme launched the Caribbean Cyber Resilience Programme in November 2025. This year, the programme includes 3 webinars tailored to the Caribbean context.
3 webinars
The second edition of the Caribbean Cyber Resilience Programme will focus on incident response and collaboration to strengthen resilience and digital sovereignty.
Webinar 1: Help! My organisation has been hacked. What now?
This webinar explores what to do in the first hours after a cyber incident: limit damage, restore services, preserve digital evidence, and involve the right people at the right time. Using real-life scenarios, it provides practical guidance on what to do (and what not to do) to prepare for a cyber incident. Register for this webinar.
Webinar 2: Building digital resilience together: How public and private organisations across the Kingdom work together
This session explores how public and private organisations across the Kingdom can work together to strengthen digital resilience. Using examples from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, it covers information sharing, joint exercises, crisis coordination, and building networks that enable organisations to support each other during cyber incidents. Register for this webinar.
Webinar 3: Sovereignty and geopolitics: Getting a grip on digital dependencies
This webinar explores what digital sovereignty means in practice. It focuses on key digital dependencies, the risks they create, and how governments and organisations can strengthen control and resilience. Register for this webinar.
Missed the Caribbean Cyber Programme 2025?
The first Caribbean edition of the Government-wide Cyber Programme in 2025 focused on knowledge sharing, awareness, and safe digital behaviour. These webinars are still freely available on demand after you log in or register on the Caribbean Cyber Resilience Programme’s website.
More information
This programme is part of the Government-wide Cyber Programme (Dutch) of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). It is delivered in cooperation with ICTU and local partners on the islands.
Series of interviews on Caribbean Cyber Resilience
“Digital issues strike at the heart of daily life here”
Following a cyber exercise in Bonaire, we spoke to RCN Director Tim Muller about cyber resilience as a prerequisite for governance in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Cyber Resilience: core pillar of Aruba’s national security
For Juri Nicolaas, Director of Aruba’s Security Service, cyber resilience is not just a technical matter but a vital part of Aruba's national security.
“Privacy doesn’t stop at the border, we need to work together”
How can we sustainably strengthen privacy and digital resilience across the Kingdom? This was the key question at the symposium Borderless Digital Data and Privacy.
How Statia is building a digitally resilient community
In this interview, Lady Alida Francis, the Island Governor of Sint Eustatius, elaborates on her approach to fostering shared responsibility for digital resilience.
