20. December 2016 Bangkok

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: Norms in Cyberspace for ASEAN Countries on 19 and 20 December 2016 in Bangkok.

The objective of the two day workshop was to bring brought discussions about norms in cyberspace and both editions of the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare to the regional context, and to explore possible implications on the region and how ASEAN Member States can contribute to the efforts to develop internationally accepted norms in Cyberspace.

The speakers and lecturers at the workshop included:

  • Mr. Vichit Chitvimarn, Ambassador attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
  • Mr. Vera Urairat, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Kingdom of Thailand
  • Dr. Chaichana Mitrpan, Deputy Executive Director of the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of the Kingdom of Thailand
  • Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree (UN International Law Commission)
  • Ms. Danielle Yeow (Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore)
  • Dr. Eneken Tikk-Ringas (ICT4Peace Foundation; ISGA, Leiden University)
  • Dr. Mika Kerttunen (ICT4Peace Foundation)
  • Dr. Daniel Stauffacher (President ICT4Peace Foundation)

This workshop can be considered first of its kind, where Governments informally reflected at the regional level (ASEAN) on how to contribute to the debate at the global level to develop voluntary norms, rules and principles of responsible State behavior.