This research responds to an inquiry by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland about collecting and analysing experiences from several member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) that have systematically advanced cyber competence building. Qualitative research was conducted from July to October 2015, based on reviews, analyses,and secondary analyses of publicly available sources.
The report presents key trends and policy options for building competences in cybersecurity as identified in ten OECD countries which enjoy advanced levels of cyber-maturity: Austria (AT), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), France (FR), Germany
(DE), Israel (IL), the Netherlands (NL), the Republic of Korea (KR), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US).
