A CPLP 3.0

Inteligência Artificial e Cibersegurança como Novos Domínios da Cooperação Lusófona

Abstract

The emergence of cyberspace as an operational domain presents both opportunities and challenges for the member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). This article argues that linguistic sharing represents a unique strategic asset for building joint capabilities in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI), giving the Lusophone space a competitive advantage over other linguistic communities. Based on a critical analysis of the current state of cyberspace cooperation in the CPLP, a set of
structural gaps that compromise the effectiveness of the collective response to transnational cyber threats is identified. An integrated cooperation model designated “CPLP 3.0” is proposed, based on four pillars: (i) a Lusophone Cybersecurity
Centre; (ii) a common Cyberdefense Academy; (iii) a Portuguese Language AI Laboratory; and (iv) a harmonized normative framework. Portugal, due to its integration in European and Atlantic structures and the relational capital accumulated in the Lusophone space, emerges as a natural catalyst for this cooperation architecture. The particular case of Equatorial Guinea is also
analyzed, whose accession to the CPLP in 2014 represents a strategic opportunity for the expansion of the Portuguese language and the deepening of cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea.