ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher and Michael Moller participated in the Second Paris Peace Forum on 11 and 12 November 2019 to promote inter alia its Call to Governments on Cyber Operations and Critical Infrastructure as a contribution to the implementation of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. and the United Nations 70th Anniversary
The ICT4Peace Call on Cyber Operations and Critical Infrastructure was published on 29 October 2019 in Geneva.
“ICT4Peace calls upon governments, especially those possessing offensive cyber capabilities, to publicly confirm that they will respect the norm prohibiting cyber operations directed at critical infrastructure. This will provide a proactive means of assuring the international community that these states are committed to acting in a responsible manner in cyberspace.”
As an early contributor and signatory of the Paris Call, ICT4Peace also participated in and followed the discussions that reviewed progress after one year of implementation. An interesting discussion was chaired by Prof. Frederick Douzet, and included – Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky – Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20 – John Frank, Vice President of European Union Government Affairs of Microsoft – and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.