ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Capacity Building

ICT4Peace and OAS Publication: Advancing Global Digital Governance – Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions in ICT State Behaviour and Multilateral Frameworks.

Report authored by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace and published by the Organisation of American States (OAS).

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce the release of the publication by the Organization of American States (OAS), authored by Anne-Marie Buzatu Executive Director of the ICT4peace Foundation: “Advancing Global Digital Governance  ...

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ICT4Peace Leads Course on Cybersecurity Policy at the University of Geneva Digital Law Summer School

The ICT4Peace Foundation is proud to have partnered with the University of Geneva Digital Law Summer School to deliver an expert masterclass, “Cybersecurity Policy: From Global Norms to Practical Implementation.”    ...

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ICT4Peace supporting Geneva Cyber Week 2025

Delighted to inform that ICT4Peace is supporting the Geneva Cyber Week with Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4Peace participating in the following events: On Monday 12 May 2025: Morning In Cooperation  ...

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ICT4Peace and Stimson support “Cyber Accountability: Navigating Norms and Legal Frameworks” workshop of Five South-East Asian Countries

A joint project by Stimson and ICT4Peace in partnership with Global Affairs Canada.

Allison Pytlak reports: “At The Stimson Center we often speak about the importance of putting our research to work and are proud of being a “think and do” tank. Last  ...

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Anne-Marie Buzatu participated in the UN OEWG Global Roundtable in ICT Security Capacity-Building at the UN in New York

Open Ended Working Group Meeting at the UN New York on 10 May 2024

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director of ICT4Peace participated in the UN OEWG Global Roundtable in ICT Security Capacity-Building at the UN in New York. Her statement can be summarised as follows:  ...

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ICT4Peace – OAS Course on “Protection of critical infrastructure and critical information infrastructure against cyber attacks” in Costa Rica

From 29 April to 3 May 2024 ICT4Peace is conducting its newest version of Cybersecurity Capacity Building Course in Costa Rica in cooperation with the OAS.

ICT4Peace on 29 April to 3 May 2024 is carrying out its newest version of its course “Protection of critical infrastructure and critical information infrastructure against cyber attacks” in Costa  ...

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ICT4Peace Masterclass on Cybersecurity and Human Rights: A Gender-Inclusive Approach to Digital Freedom and Security

Online Masterclass in cooperation with the Organisation of American States and support by the UK Government (23 - 26 April 2024)

ICT4Peace is proud to conduct this novel online Masterclass in cooperation with the Organisation of American States from 23 to 26 April 2024 on “Cybersecurity and Human Rights: A Gender-Inclusive  ...

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Critical Infrastructure Protection, AI and IHL – ICT4Peace cooperation with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

Online Capacity Building Course with Policy Makers and Cyber Diplomats from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive Director and Professor Przemek Roguski taught at the online Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Course for CLV Countries from 19 to 21 March 2024. This course was  ...

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Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms – Capacity Building in Siem Reap for Policymakers and Cyberdiplomats from the Lao PDR, Kingdom of Cambodia and Vietnam

Cybersecurity Capacity Building Course in Siem Reap, 25 -26 September 2023

ICT4Peace in cooperation with the Department of ICT Security, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) of the Kingdom of Cambodia organised the Cybersecurity Capacity Building for Policymakers and Cyber-diplomats from Laos,  ...

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Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms – Capacity Building in Vientiane, Laos for Policymakers and Cyberdiplomats from the Lao PDR, Kingdom of Cambodia and Vietnam

Cybersecurity Capacity Building Course in Vientiane, Lao PDR 20 -21 September 2023

ICT4Peace in cooperation with the Department for Cybersecurity of the Lao PDR organised the 5th Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Course for the CLV ASEAN Countries. The Course was opened by  ...

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Her CyberTracks: Groundbreaking ITU-OAS-ICT4Peace Cyber Diplomacy Course for Women Leaders from the ECOWAS Region

ITU's Her CyberTracks: Promoting the equal, full, and meaningful representation of women in cybersecurity

The ICT4Peace Academy, along with OAS is proud to support ITU’s Her CyberTracks program with a tailor-made Cyber Diplomacy Course for women leaders, which was held online from 5 to  ...

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Her CyberTracks: Groundbreaking ITU-OAS-ICT4Peace Cyber Diplomacy Course for Women Leaders from the Balkans

ITU's Her CyberTracks: Promoting the equal, full, and meaningful representation of women in cybersecurity

The ICT4Peace Academy, along with OAS is proud to support ITU’s Her CyberTracks program with a tailor-made Cyber Diplomacy Course for women leaders, which was held online from 14 to 16  ...

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ICT4Peace at the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) Stakeholder Session in New York

Fifth Substantive Session of the Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (2021-2025)

Statement by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive Director at the OEWG Stakeholder Meeting of the Fifth Substantive Session at the UN in New York on 26 July 2023. The Fifth Substantive  ...

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OAS – ICT4Peace Course on the Application of International Humanitarian Law to Cyber Operations

Organization of American States (OAS) Washington DC (27 to 29 March 2023)

ICT4Peace is pleased to have co-organized with the Organization of American States (OAS) a specialised course for Senior Government Officials from Latin America and the Caribbean  on the Application of International  ...

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Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace and Security: Gender and Human Rights in National-level Approaches to Cybersecurity

A project by the ICT4Peace Foundation and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) with the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace and Security: Gender and Human Rights in National-level Approaches to Cybersecurity A project by the ICT4Peace Foundation and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)  ...

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OAS – ICT4Peace Course on Cyber-Diplomacy, Law and Norms

At OAS Headquarters in Washington DC on 21 - 23 February 2023

  ICT4Peace – in cooperation with the Organisation of the American States (OAS) –  have successfully completed its 3 Days Basic Course on Cyber-Diplomacy, Law and Norms (21 – 23  ...

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On the occasion of Geneva Peace Week: Podcast conversation with Anne-Marie Buzatu on Digital Spaces: Risk and Opportunities for Peace

A podcast by Jackie Dalton of Fondation Hirondelle

A Podcast conversation with Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice President and COO of ICT4Peace on Digital Spaces: Risk and Opportunities for Peace. How can digital spaces be used to contribute to a  ...

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Invasion of Ukraine – International Law, IHL, binding Norms and Accountability measures for the Cyberspace are needed more than ever

The military invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing cyberwar made it abundantly clear, that the application of the International Law and the International Humanitarian Law in the Cyberspace and the  ...

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OAS – ICT4Peace Academy 5 Days Online Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms

This course was developed by the ICT4Peace Academy and co-organised with Organisation of American States from 8 to 12 November 2021

The Fourth OAS – ICT4Peace Academy 5 Days Online Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms (22 to 28 February 2022) was successfully  completed. The goal of this course  ...

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Martin Dahinden: Digitization: Curse or Blessing for the Bottom Billion ?

Martin Dahinden is Vice-Chairman of the ICT4Peace Foundation, a former Swiss Ambassador to the US and former Head of the Swiss Development Agency (SDC)

ICT4Peace is delighted  to publish the paper: “Digitization: Curse or Blessing for the Bottom Billion” by Amb. (ret.) Martin Dahinden, Vice-Chairman, ICT4Peace Foundation: Such issues unfortunately occupy little space in  ...

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ICT4Peace Academy in Action

Launched in July 2021 by Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of ICT4Peace, the work of the ICT4Peace Academy has successfully taken off with the holding of 4 Five Days Online  ...

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ICT4Peace Programme en ligne de cinq jours : Cyber diplomatie, droit international et cyber normes

Formation pour les représentants des pays africains francophones en cooperation avec l'Ecole Nationale Cybersécurité à Vocation Régionale (ENCVR) à Dakar, Sénégal (6 - 10 décembre 2021)

ICT4Peace Academy est heureux d’avoir offert du 6 au 10 Décembre 2021 son premier Programme de certificat en ligne de cinq jours pour les représentants des pays africains francophones: Cyber diplomatie,  ...

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Online Training for Government Officials from Southern African Countries 22-26 November 2021

Online Training Course held on 22 to 26 November 2021

The ICT4Peace Five Days Online Certificate Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms  for Government Officials from Southern African States successfully completed. ICT4Peace has since 2014 been offering over 30  ...

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Online Training for Government Officials from East African Countries, Level 2 completed

With the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Kenya and ICT4Peace from 15-19 November 2021

Following on the success of last year’s online course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Laws and Norms and with the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of the Republic of  ...

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Third OAS – ICT4Peace Academy 5 Days Online Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms

This course was developed by the ICT4Peace Academy and co-organised with Organisation of American States from 8 to 12 November 2021

The third OAS – ICT4Peace Academy 5 Days Online Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms (8 to 12 November 2021) was successfully  completed. The goal of this course  ...

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OAS – ICT4Peace Second 5 Days Online Cybersecurity Policy & Diplomacy Workshop completed

An online Workshop organized by ICT4Peace in cooperation with the Organisation of American States (OAS) on 12 to 16 April 2021

The second OAS – ICT4Peace 5 Days Online Course on International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms (12 to 16 April 2021 was successfully  completed. The goal of this course was  ...

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Organisation of American States (OAS) ICT4Peace Five Days Online Cyber Diplomacy Course completed

International Cyber Diplomacy, Law and Norms

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce the successful completion of the new 5 Days Online Training Course for Government Officials from Latin America and the Caribbean Islands  from 30 November – 4 December  2020 in  ...

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New 5 Days Online Course on Cybersecurity Policy for East African Countries completed

In cooperation with the Government of Kenya and the African Union and with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce the successful completion of the new 5 Days Online Training Course for Government Officials from East African Countries from 23 – 27 November 2020. This online pilot  ...

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Amb. Martin Dahinden: Beyond Covid – Connectivity and digitization empowers people in developing countries

Op-ed by Amb. Martin Dahinden in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

Beyond Covid-19: Connectivity and digitisation empowers people in developing countries Op-ed by Amb. Martin Dahinden in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). The original text in German can be found here.  ...

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OEWG UN GGE 3rd ICT4Peace Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy with African Diplomatic Delegations

Online Workshop In support of UN OEWG and UN GGE Negotiations on Cybersecurity in New York and Geneva

Together with the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA) in Geneva and New York,  ...

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Making Cybersecurity Institution and Capacity Building ODA-eligible.

A proposal by Estonia and ICT4Peace

Considerable investments into Cybersecurity Institution and Capacity Building Programs in Developing Countries and LDCs have been made in recent years by Governments, Inter-governmental Organisations,  Academia, Civil Society and the Business Sector.  ...

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2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy with African Diplomatic Delegations to the UN in New York in preparation of the UN OEWG on Cybersecurity

In preparation of the next  Round of negotiations on Cybersecurity by  the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) (A/RES/73/27) from 10 to 14 February 2020 and by the UN Governmental Group of  ...

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UN OEWG UN GGE – 2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy for African Diplomatic Delegations in preparation of UN Negotiations on Peace and Cybersecurity in New York

6 February 2020, 3 to 6 pm United Nations Building, Conference Room 8 New York With two Resolutions, the UN General Assembly 2018 decided to convene a new edition of  ...

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UN OEWG ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy preparatory  Workshop with African Diplomats

Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy preparatory  Workshop with African Diplomats

In preparation of the next  Round of negotiations on Cybersecurity by  the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) (A/RES/73/27) and by the UN Governmental Group of Experts (UN GGE) (A/RES/73/266) from 2  ...

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UN OEWG & UN GGE: Preparatory Workshop with African Diplomats successfully completed

In preparation of the next  Round of negotiations on Cybersecurity by  the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) (A/RES/73/27) and by the UN Governmental Group of Experts (UN GGE) (A/RES/73/266) from 2  ...

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UN OEWG UN GGE Cybersecurity Capacity Building workshop for African Diplomats in New York

On behalf of the Swiss Government, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and the African Union, ICT4Peace is honoured to organise on 27 November 2019 a Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity  ...

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UN GGE – OEWG: UN ODA Cyber-Diplomacy Training Course now online

Just in time before the beginning of the work of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity in New York (9 to 13 September), ICT4Peace is welcoming the release by  ...

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UN GGE and UN OEWG on Cybersecurity: ICT4Peace supporting OAS Regional Consultations

In preparation of the new Round of negotiations on Cybersecurity by the UN Governmental Group of Experts (UN GGE) (A/RES/73/266) and the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) (A/RES/73/27),the Organisation  ...

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ICT4Peace Lecture at ETH on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN negotiations

On July 18, 2019, Regina Surber of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and  Technololgy (ZHET)   gave a one-hour lecture on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the United Nationals  ...

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UN GGE UN OEWG: ICT4Peace Promoting Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in Cyberspace

On July 4, 2019 Dr. Eneken Tikk of ICT4Peace, attended the Expert Dialogue on How International Law Applies in Cyberspace organised by the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs in Geneva and  ...

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ICT4Peace at OSCE: Best practises for Developing and Implementing National Cybersecurity Strategies and Legislation

On the occasion of the OSCE CBMs Contact Meeting in Vienna, (1-3 July 2019), Dr. Eneken Tikk and Dr. Mika Kerttunen of ICT4Peace presented best practices and recommendations for the  ...

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UN GGE – Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts: Search for Cyber Norms – Where to Look? #4 The norms test: existing norms

This is the fourth edition of Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts. This series of articles is published on a monthly basis in 2019. In these posts Dr. Eneken Tikk, Senior  ...

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UN GGE and UN OEWG: How to live with two concurrent UN Cybersecurity processes

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and the  Cyber Law Centre at Korea University under the leadership of Prof. PARK Nohyoung organised a panel on “Prospects and Challenges of Developing International Cybersecurity Norms  ...

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UN GGE – Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts : Search for Cyber Norms – Where to Look? #3 International Cyber Norms through the Aperture of National Legislation

This is the third edition of Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts. In these posts Dr. Eneken Tikk, Senior Advisor ICT4Peace Foundation, offers her insights on the international cyber norms dialogue  ...

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4th ICT4Peace Senior Level Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for CLMV Countries held in Naypyitaw Myanmar

After in Vientiane in 2016, in Hanoi in 2017 and in Siem Reap in 2018, the 4th ICT4Peace Senior Level Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for CLMV Countries was held  ...

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ICT4Peace at OAS Meeting in Oxford: Urgent Need to address the Digital Security Divide

ICTPeace was invited by the Organization of American States (OAS) to participate in a Workshop with Parliamentarians from the OAS on (27-28 February 2019) on Cybersecurity and Strengthening Democratic Processes  ...

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UN GGE – Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts: Search for Cyber Norms – Where to Look?

In 2019, Dr. Eneken Tikk, Senior Advisor ICT4Peace Foundation, will offer her insights on the international cyber norms dialogue in monthly posts. These Cyber Norms Blogposts will highlight normative contributions  ...

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UN GGE – 2018: The year that cyber peace became non-binding

In 2017, discussions broke down in a UN group of government experts about guarantees of peace and security in the context of the use of information and communication technologies by  ...

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ICT4Peace at Swiss Internet Governance Forum workshop on Cybersecurity

Dr. Serge Droz and Dr. Daniel Stauffacher of ICT4Peace were invited to participate in a panel discussion on 20 November 2018, organised and moderated by Quendresa Hoxha of the Swiss  ...

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ICT4Peace activities for the Promotion of a secure and peaceful cyberspace until 2016

Promotion of a secure and peaceful cyberspace: A prerequisite for crisis information management and protection of human dignity An open, free and sustainable internet cannot be taken for granted and  ...

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Trust and Attribution in Cyberspace: An ICT4Peace proposal for an independent network of organisations engaging in attribution peer-review

Most nations share the view that existing international legal rules and ordinances hold in cyberspace. Enforcement of these standards, however, is difficult. Malicious cyber activities are usually shrouded in secrecy  ...

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More support needed for smaller technology platforms to counter terrorist content

Please find the most recent report by the UN Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) entitled “More support needed for smaller technology platforms to counter terrorist content”. It includes the  ...

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UN GGE ICT4Peace Workshop on Implementing UN Norms on Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace in New York

In cooperation with the Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York, ICT4Peace is conducting a workshop on the question of practical implementation of the UN GGE recommendations  ...

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ICT4Peace 3rd Senior Level Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for CLMV Countries held in Siem Reap, Cambodia

After in Vientiane in 2016 and in Hanoi in 2017, the 3rd ICT4Peace Senior Level Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for CLMV Countries was held in Siem Reap, from 6  ...

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ICT4Peace partners with the World Economic Forum on Cybersecurity

The World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity had its inaugural “Global CERT Advisory Board” Meting in Geneva. ICT4Peace is proud to be part of this important initiative. ICT4Peace’s Senior Adviser  ...

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Dr. Serge Droz of ICT4Peace invited by the ITU GSR 2018 to participate in the Global Dialogue on AI, IoT and Cybersecurity

On 9 July 2018, Dr. Serge Droz, Member of the Board, First and Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace was invited by the ITU to participate in the ITU GSR Thematic Event on  ...

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Farewell and thanks to Karsten Geier

On the occasion of the official launch on 6 July 2018 in Berlin of the ICT4Peace supported first international Commentary on Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace, friends and  ...

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2nd ASEAN Cyber Norms Workshop in Singapore supported by ICT4Peace

ICT4Peace was again invited by the Government of Singapore and its Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to co-organise the 2nd ASEAN Cyber Norms Workshop on 26 and 27 June  ...

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ICT4Peace Colloquium with Professor Stuart Russell at the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET)

The ICT for Peace Foundation and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology hosted a colloquium on 9 June 2018 with Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and Smith-Zadeh Professor in Engineering, University of California,  ...

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UN GGE UN ODA and ICT4Peace published Commentary on Voluntary Non-Binding Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace

UN ODA Publication supported by ICT4Peace: “Voluntary, Non-Binding Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of Information and Communications Technology - A Commentary"

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the first Global Commentary on  “Voluntary, Non-Binding Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of Information and Communications Technology” published by the  ...

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ICT4Peace Matrix on National and International Goals and Measures of Cybersecurity

On 7 March 2018, Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace has been invited to make a presentation on Cyber Security to Swiss Parliamentarians in Bern. His presentation can be found here.  ...

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ASEAN ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy workshop in Brunei

ICT4Peace has been invited by the Governments of the UK, Japan and Brunei to support the holding of a workshop on Cybersecurity Policy, Programmes and Diplomacy with ASEAN countries in  ...

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Social media giants address online terrorism at UN Headquarters

The Security Council has called for dialogue with major social media companies, in order to limit terrorists’ ability to recruit and operate online. To that end, last month saw the  ...

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ICT4Peace moderated Panel on Norms for Peace and Security in Cyberspace at Wuzhen World Internet Conference (WIC)

ICT4Peace moderated Panel on Norms for Peace and Security in Cyberspace at Wuzhen Summit – World Internet Conference (WIC) ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited to join the World Internet Conference  ...

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ICT4Peace 2nd Senior Level International Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy in Cyberspace for CLMV Countries held in Hanoi

    ICT4Peace, in cooperation with the Vietnam Government’s Computer Emergency Response Teams (VNCert) organised on 12 and 13 October 2017 the 2nd Senior Level Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop  ...

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ICT4Peace invited by Thai Foreign Ministry to chair panel on Fintech and ensuring secure and peaceful cyberspace

ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Royal Thai Government to chair a panel discussion of the “ISU Lecture on Cybersecurity: ‘Disruptive Technology –  ...

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ICT4Peace at Cyberweek 2017 – Tel Aviv: Peace and Security Cooperation in Cyberspace

Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace, was invited to be speaker at Cyber Week 2017, which took place place in Tel Aviv from June 25th to June 29th. He participated in  ...

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Promoting Norms of Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace in Singapore

The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore, in collaboration with ICT4Peace Foundation, held the inaugural ASEAN Cyber Norms Workshop in Singapore from 8 to 9 May 2017 under the auspices  ...

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Swiss “Partners in Dialogue” panel on “Geopolitics and Cyberspace: Current Risks and Challenges” in Brussels

ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited by the Mission of Switzerland to the European Union and the Mission of Switzerland to NATO in Brussels to moderate a high-level panel on “Geopolitics  ...

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UN GGE ICT4Peace Workshop for the UN GGE Experts: Existing and Future Norms on International ICT Infrastructure and Data Integrity

On 20 February 2017 ICT4Peace organised a workshop at the Palais des Nations in Geneva in support of the UN Group of Governmental Experts (UN GGE) on Developments in the  ...

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Royal Thai Government Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity: Norms in Cyberspace

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Security Council and Ministry of Digital Economy of the Kingdom of Thailand had invited ICT4Peace to contribute to the Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity:  ...

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OSCE ICT4Peace Workshop on International Cyber Security Policy and Diplomacy for OSCE Field Staff

ICT4Peace was invited by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna to conduct a workshop on 14 and 15 December 2016 for OSCE field staff on  ...

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CLMV ASEAN – ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy workshop for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam

In cooperation with the Government of the Lao PDR, ICT4Peace organised it’s Workshop on Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy in Vientiane for the CLMV Countries Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Over  ...

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UN Genertal Assembly First Committee: ICT4Peace on Cybersecurity Capacity Building at the UN General Assembly First Committee

ICT4Peace was invited on 5 October 2016 to make a presentation on cybersecurity capacity building at a side event of UN General Assembly First Committee. This Committee deals with disarmament,  ...

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ICT4Peace Cyber Security Policy and Diplomacy Workshop at GCSP, Geneva on 14 and 15 March 2016

Building Capacities for Cyber Security Negotiations The ICT4Peace Foundation is honoured to co-organize the Cyber Security Policy and Diplomacy Workshop with the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) on 14  ...

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African Union Commission and ICT4Peace co-organized Capacity Building for International Cyber Security Negotiations at the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As part of its Capacity Building Program for International Cyber Security Negotiations, ICT4Peace organised in cooperation with the African Union Commission the first cybersecurity policy and diplomacy workshop at The  ...

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ICT4Peace Capacity Building Program for International Cyber Security Negotiations in Singapore

As part of its Capacity Building Program for International Cyber Security Negotiations, ICT4Peace organized the first cybersecurity policy and diplomacy workshop for ASEAN countries on 19 and 20 October 2015  ...

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Baseline Review of ICT-Related Processes and Events: Implications for International and Regional Security in Chinese Language

ICT4Peace is honoured to announce that its acclaimed paper BASELINE REVIEW of ICT-RELATED PROCESSES & EVENTS has been published in the Chinese language as part of its cooperation with the  ...

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ASEAN ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Workshop for ASEAN countries in Singapore

Hosted by the Government of Singapore, ICT4Peace, in cooperation with RSIS, is organising a cybersecurity policy and diplomacy course in Singapore (19 – 20 October 2015) for the ASEAN Countries.  ...

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ICT4Peace Presentation at OSCE in Vienna on Capacity Building for International Cyber Security Negotiations

Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace Foundation, was invited on 20 July 2015 by US Ambassador to the OSCE Daniel  Baer, Chair of the OSCE Informal Working Group (IWG) on Confidence  ...

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ICT4Peace on the Role of Civil Society in furthering Confidence Building Measures in Cyberspace at Lomonosov University Conference in Garmisch

On 21 April 2015, Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace was invited to give a presentation on the “Role of Civil Society, Private Sector and Academia in furthering Confidence Building Measures  ...

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ICT4Peace: A Comprehensive Normative Approach to Cybersecurity is needed

Seeking to contribute to the international dialogue on norms for responsible behavior in cyberspace, ICT4Peace, with the support of the Dutch Government, organized a series of workshops and research notes  ...

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ICT4Peace Panel on International Norms for Peace and Security at the Global Conference on Cyberspace, The Hague, Netherlands

Discussions on the applicability of existing international norms of responsible state behaviour to cyberspace are on-going within the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information  ...

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First ICT4Peace publication in Spanish: A Role for Civil Society in Cybersecurity Affairs

Also on the occasion of the Global Conference on Cyberspace April 2015 in the Hague Netherlands, ICT4Peace is pleased to announce that it’s publication on the Role of Civil Society  ...

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ICT4Peace conducts International Cybersecurity Diplomacy Course at the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015, The Hague Netherlands

Upon invitation and with the support by the Government of the Netherlands, the ICT4Peace Foundation is honoured to organise a half day training Course on International Cybersecurity Diplomacy on 15 April 2015 in The  ...

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The Government of Kenya and ICT4Peace Foundation co-organize the first Regional Training Workshop in Africa on International Security and Diplomacy in Cyberspace

The ICT4Peace Foundation is honored to have been invited by the Government of Kenya to co-host the first regional training workshop in Africa (2 to 3 March 2015) on International  ...

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ICT4Peace and OAS co-organize workshop on International Security and Diplomacy in Cyberspace

The ICT4Peace Foundation and the Organisation of American States (OAS) conducted a first of its kind  “Workshop on International Security and Diplomacy in Cyberspace”  with over 50 participants (Diplomats, Security and  ...

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IDB and OAS Workshop on Regional Cybersecurity Policies, Washington DC

ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to contribute to the Workshop on Regional Cybersecurity Policies organised by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) and Organisation of American States (OAS) on 22 to 24  ...

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ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher participated in the Sino-European Cyber Dialogue

Daniel Stauffacher from the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to participate in the Sino-European Cyber Dialogue (SECD) convened on 25-26 September 2014 in Beijing, China, following the first meeting in Geneva  ...

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New ICT4Peace Publication: A Role for Civil Society in Cybersecurity Affairs?

In 2013, representing a major breakthrough in what had heretofore been difficult negotiations, a UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)  ...

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ICT4Peace cooperates with the Organization of American States to conduct International Cybersecurity Diplomacy Course for Latin America

ICT4Peace Capacity Building for International Cyber Security Diplomacy – Promoting Openness, Prosperity Trust and Security in Cyberspace 1 September 2014, Geneva, Switzerland: ICT4Peace is pleased to announce, that is has launched  ...

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Confidence Building Measures and Norms for Cybersecurity and the Future of Internet Governance

The Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS)  of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore has invited Daniel Stauffacher of ICT4Peace to participate in an international workshop on  ...

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Baseline Review of ICT-Related Processes and Events: Implications for International and Regional Security

ICT4Peace is pleased to announce its latest publication ‚‘Baseline Review of ICT-Related Processes and Events: Implications for International and Regional Security’ by Camino Kavanagh, Tim Maurer and Eneken Tikk-Ringas. Download  ...

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UN GGE – ICT4Peace briefs the UN in Geneva on the cyber security challenge and what can be done

On 21 March 2014, former Ambassadors Daniel Stauffacher (Switzerland) and Paul Meyer (Canada) from the ICT4Peace Foundation, were invited by Director-General Michael Moller, United Nations Office at Geneva for an Executive  ...

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ICT4Peace Presentation on Preventing Cyber Conflict at the United Nations in Geneva

On 10 February 2014, Daniel Stauffacher, President of the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to make a presentation at the United Nations Office in Geneva on the topic of Preventing Cyber  ...

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2013 and ICT4Peace: Year in Review

Dear Colleagues, 2013 has again been an eventful year for the ICT4Peace Foundation, not only in its work helping the UN and the international community to improve crisis information management  ...

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UN GGE – Cyber Security takes the UN floor

The ICT4Peace Foundation, as part of its ongoing work on Cybersecurity and Resilient Internet has called for enhanced cooperation among states to promote a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative ICT  ...

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ICT4Peace Seoul Statement on Cybersecurity

ICT4Peace organized a special session at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace on 17 October 2013 at the COEX Conference Center to discuss how the international and regional cybersecurity processes can  ...

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ICT4Peace Special Session at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 on 17 October 2013

ICT4Peace is organizing a special session at the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace on 17 October 2013 at the COEX Conference Center to discuss how the international and regional cybersecurity processes  ...

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The dramatic rise of cyber-attacks: What are Governments doing about it?

An overview of global and regional processes, agendas and instruments by ICT4Peace Foundation Download the report in full here. The world is facing a new challenge that is here to  ...

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Webinar: Digital activism, an Egyptian perspective

Member of the ICT4Peace Foundation’s Advisory Board, Egyptian digital activist, blogger, and WACC member Kamal Sedra will lead the webinar about how social media has influenced—and is influencing—the Egyptian political  ...

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ICT4Peace at the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace 2012

Dr. Eneken Tikk and Amb. Paul Meyer participated for ICT4Peace in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace 2012 on 4 and 5 October 2012. The Budapest Conference is part of a  ...

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UN GGE ICT4Peace brief on upcoming Government Expert consultations on Cybersecurity at the UN in New York

With the UN General Assembly convening next week for the third time the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) to address threats to international information security in the Disarmament and International  ...

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Reconciling Westphalia and Cyberspace: ICT and Security Developments Between 1969 and 2012

Dr. Eneken Tikk, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation, gave a keynote adress on 12 July 2012 at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, on “Reconciling Westphalia and Cyberspace: ICT and  ...

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Geneva Security Forum – 20-21 June 2007

  The Geneva Security Forum  (GSF) is a unique annual two-day international security conference, showcase and training centre in Geneva, Switzerland. Held in June each year, the gathering will be a  ...

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