Mr. Gabriel Juárez Lucas has experience and knowledge in Information Technologies with a focus and specialization in Telecommunications, Information Security and National Security Policy and Strategy development. Mr. Juarez served as Vice Minister of Information and Communications Technologies at the Ministry of the Interior of Guatemala from 2017 to January 2020, leading strategic projects related to the establishment of the country’s foundation in terms of National Cybersecurity. During his term as Vice Minister, Mr. Juárez led with his team the development and launch of the National Cybersecurity Strategy and the National Open Data Policy. These strategic instruments serve as a basis to create norms, rules and plans that allows a better and improved national security environment, through the mitigation of risks and threats coming from cyberspace; likewise, they encourage the implementation of Open Government in Guatemala by promoting transparency, accountability and the fight against corruption. Furthermore, as part of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, he led with his team the creation of the National Computer Emergency Response Team (GT-CERT) within the Ministry of the Interior, that’s in charge of providing cybersecurity services and assessments to the public and financial sector.