ICT4Peace Support to UN OEWG and UN GGE, including Programme of Action PoA

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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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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Statement by ICT4Peace to the OEWG Informal Stakeholder Consultations, 6 December 2023

Statement by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive Director to the OEWG Informal Stakeholder Consultations, 6 December 2023

Statement by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive Director to the OEWG Informal Stakeholder Consultations, 6 December 2023 The text can be found here Thank you to the chair and secretariat for  ...

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Geneva Peace Week meets New York

Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Exeutive Director participated in a panel on "Harnessing Technologies to Build a Better Future" at IPI in New York

Listen to the recording of the great panel at the Geneva Peace Week meets New York Event at IPI with inter alia Anne-Marie Buzatu Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4peace on: “Harnessing  ...

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Report on Debate on Cybersecurity at the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

By Amb. (ret.) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace. Appeared first in the"First Committee Monitor" Vol 21 No 5 (4 November 2023).

Cyber Security in the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security By Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace published first in the “First Committee Monitor” Vol 21 No 5 (4 November  ...

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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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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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UN OEWG – The Plot Thickens: The UN Open-Ended Working Group on ICTs – Fourth Session

The UN Open-Ended Working Group on ICTs (OEWG) – Report on the Fourth Session (March 6-10 2023)

The UN’s Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the security and use of ICTs concluded its fourth session (March 6-10) at UN HQs in New York. The meeting was marked by  ...

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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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ICT4peace: Can Arms Control and Disarmament Contribute to a Secure Cyberspace?

by Amb. (ret.) Martin Dahinden, Vice-Chair of ICT4Peace. Text published first in german by Stratos Publications, Switzerland

Can Arms Control and Disarmament contribute to a secure Cyberspace?   By Martin Dahinden, ICT4Peace Abstract The ongoing arms race in cyberspace poses risks to international stability and security. Arms  ...

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UN OEWG on ICT – ICT4Peace Statement at meeting with Stakeholders, December 6, 2022

Statement by Paul Meyer on behalf of ICT4Peace of 6 December 2022 and Submission by ICT4Peace to the Informal, inter-sessional meetings of the OEWG from 5-9 December 2022

Statement by ICT4Peace at UN OEWG on ICT meeting with Stakeholders, December 6, 2022 Thank you Chair. I will speak briefly to the ICT4Peace submission for this meeting which has  ...

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UN OEWG – Submission by ICT4Peace to the OEWG on ICT Inter-sessional Meeting

OEWG Inter-sessional meeting, December 6, 2022

Submission by ICT4Peace to the OEWG on ICT Inter-sessional meeting, December 6, 2022 The Chair has requested input on the topics of confidence-building and the creation of a directory of  ...

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Paris Peace Forum: Anne-Marie Buzatu moderated Panel on Non-Proliferation of Malicious Software

Paris Peace Forum, 11 November 2022 12:45 - 13:45

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of ICT4Peace on 11 November 2022  moderated at the Paris Peace Forum important Panel on “Non-Proliferation of Malicious Software and Practises Intended to Harm.” Other panelists  ...

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Cyber Security at the UN General Assembly First Committee – Déjà vu all over again

A Commentary by ICT4Peace prepared by Amb. (ret.) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation

Cyber Security at the UN General Assembly First Committee – Déjà vu all over again A Commentary by ICT4Peace prepared by Paul Meyer On November 3rd the First Committee (Disarmament  ...

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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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UN OEWG – Walking the Talk: For a new UN Program of Action (PoA) for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace

by Amb. (ret) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation

“Walking the Walk” – A Programme of Action for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace by Amb. (ret.) Paul Meyer The UN General Assembly has had on its agenda since 1998  ...

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OEWG First Progress Report – ICT4Peace Statement and Submission

Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies Third substantive session (25-29 July 2022)

The Third substantive Session of the UN Open-Endend Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (OEWG II) in New York under the  ...

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UN OEWG II Third Session – Editorial by Alyson Pytlak : Action, accountability, and ambition

This Editorial by Alyson Pytlak, was published in the Cyber Peace & Security Monitor, Vol. 2, No. 6 on 22 July 2022. Featured Image courtesy of Heidi Bucher Estate.

In view of the third Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG II) on ICTs, which takes place from 25-29 July in New York, ICT4Peace is pleased to publish this  ...

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UN OEWG – Advancing a Global Cyber Programme of Action: Options and Priorities

Report by Allison Pytlak, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom WLPF, May 2022, In preparation for the Third substantive session (New York, 25-29 July 2022) of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Peace and Security in Cyberspace (OEWG)

In preparation for the Third Substantive Session (New York, 25-29 July 2022) of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Peace and Security in Cyberspace (OEWG), Allison Pytlak, of the Women’s International League  ...

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The institutionalisation of fear: Global digital surveillance with dubious pandemic legitimacy

Article in Open Access Government by Regina Surber, PhD Candidate at the University of Zurich and Scientific Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation, discusses how digital surveillance is increasing worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo by © jurgen-jester-unsplash)

The institutionalisation of fear: Global digital surveillance with dubious pandemic legitimacy Article by Regina Surber, Scientific Advisor of ICT4Peace in Open Access Government. Governments around the globe are justifying ever  ...

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UN OEWG on Cybersecurity – Statement by ICT4Peace to Second Substantive Session on Capacity Building – March 31, 2022

By Amb. (ret.) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace

On the occasion of the second substantive session UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG),  Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, Chairman of OEWG invited stakeholders to informal consultations on the topic of capacity building. Amb.  ...

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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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UN OEWG – ICT4Peace Submission to UN Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021-2025

Like in 2019 ICT4Peace is honoured to present its submission to the UN Open-Ended Working Group (UN OEWG) on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies  ...

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UN OEWG on Security of and in the Use of ICTs – ICT4Peace Intervention

Virtual, informal consultative discussion with the Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 on 16 December 2021

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of the ICT4Peace Foundation participated at the Virtual, Informal Consultative Discussion with Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the Security  ...

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Virtual, Informal Consultative Discussion with Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) 2021-2025

Statement by Ms. Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of ICT4Peace

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of the ICT4Peace Foundation participated in the Virtual, Informal Consultative Discussion with Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the Security  ...

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Anne-Marie Buzatu moderating High-Level Panel at Paris Peace Forum

Title of the Session: Keeping cyber attackers at bay: Improving international norms for a safer cyberspace

ICT4Peace is honoured that Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of the ICT4Peace Foundation has been invited by the Paris Peace Forum to moderate the high-level Panel entitled: “Keeping cyber attackers  ...

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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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ICT4Peace welcomes new UN Joint Resolution on Peace and Security in Cyberspace – But concerns remain

On 3 November 2021 a UN joint resolution (A/C.1/76/L.13) co-sponsored by the US and the Russian Federation was adopted - An ICT4Peace Commentary by Paul Meyer

Cyber Security at UN GA’s First Committee 2021 – An appearance of harmony On 3 November 2021 a new joint First Committee Resolution (L.13), co-sponsored by the US and Russia  ...

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ICT4Peace supports Civil Society Statement at UN on Peace and Security in Cyberspace

Statement delivered at UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security delivered on 8 October 2021 by Allison Pytlak, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

ICT4Peace is happy to endorse the Joint Statement of 13 Civil Society Organisations at the UN First Committee on Peace and Security in Cyberspace. The full Joint Statement to the  ...

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ICT4Peace Statement on Peace and Security in Cyberspace at the Russian National Association for International Information Security in Moscow

Statement by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace at the Plenary Session of the Russian National Association for International Information Security on the topic: “Cooperation in the field of prevention of military conflict and the peaceful settlement of disputes in the ICT environment” on 27 September 2021 in Moscow.

Ms. Anne-Marie Buzatu Vice-President and COO, ICT4Peace Foundation, has been invited to address the Plenary Session of the Russian National Association for International Information Security on the topic: “Cooperation in the  ...

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Peter Maurer on the role of the ICRC in creating a safe cyber space

Conversation with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the role of the Red Cross in creating a safe cyber space during Cyber Polygon 2021. He  ...

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Le Temps reports on ICT4Peace and Swiss Digital Charter

Op-Ed by Amb. Francois Nordmann in Le Temps of Geneva on 29 June 2021

Le Temps, 29 juin 2021 La Suisse et la cybersécurité: rapports, débats, action! OPINION. L’arrivée prochaine de l’ambassadeur Alexandre Fasel, qui sera le principal responsable des questions de cybersécurité, annonce  ...

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Second UN Security Council open debate on maintaining international peace and security in cyberspace

Estonia is hosting the UN Security Council open debate on Peace and Security in Cyberspace

Estonia is hosting the first official UN Security Council open debate on maintaining international peace and security in cyberspace. “The UN Security Council high-level virtual debate at 8am EDT/14.00 CEST on  ...

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ICT4Peace Commentary on final UN GGE 2021 Report

Incremental Progress or Circular Motion? - The UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) Report 2021 by Amb. (ret) Paul Meyer, ICT4Peace Senior Advisor.

Incremental Progress or Circular Motion? – The UN Group of Governmental Experts (UN GGE) Report 2021 Making progress on complex issues in a forum like the United Nations with 193  ...

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First session of Paris Call Working Group 3 moderated by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace

Supporting the Continuation of UN Negotiations With a Strong Multi-Stakeholder Approach (Wednesday, 26 May 4:30-6:00pm CET)

The virtual roundtable will be chaired by Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President Chief Operations Officer at the ICT4Peace Foundation. Anne-Marie will kick-off with a presentation on a successful multi-stakeholder initiative, the International  ...

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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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Compilation of ICT4Peace’s Submissions to and Comments on the UN OEWG Cybersecurity Negotiations (2019 – 2021)

by Paul Meyer (Author) and Daniel Stauffacher (Editor)

It’s a pleasure for ICT4Peace to publish this compilation of its inputs to and comments on the negotiations of the United Nations open-ended working group on developments in the field  ...

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Time to Create a Single Negotiating Cyber Forum under the UN General Assembly First Committee

Interview by Anastasia Tolstukhina of RIAC with Daniel Stauffacher

On March 12, 2021, the United Nations adopted a UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) report on the Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International  ...

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ICT4Peace in Article of NZZ on recent conclusion of the UN OEWG negotiations on cybersecurity

Article by Lukas Mäder on recent conclusion of UN OEWG negotiations in Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) of 29 March 2021. Photo by Dylan Martinez / Reuters.

Trotz Cyberangriffen: Russland, China und die USA können sich bei der Cybersicherheit überraschend einigen Sechs Jahre lang ging in der Uno beim Thema Cybersicherheit nichts mehr. Die Fronten zwischen den  ...

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UN OEWG 2021 Final Report – ICT4Peace: Some Progress, Much Remains Unresolved

An assessment of the final Consensus Report of the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Information and Telecommunications (ICT) in the Context of International Security

On Friday March 12, 2021, after one and half years of proceedings the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Information and Telecommunications (ICT) in the context of international security,  ...

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OEWG – Outcome Report of the Informal Multistakeholder Consultation on OEWG Zero Draft Report

Outcome Report of the Informal Multistakeholder Consultation on OEWG Zero Draft Report on 25 February 2021

Report on Informal Multistakeholder Consultation on OEWG Zero Draft Report – The objective of the “Informal Multi-stakeholder Consultation on the OEWG’s Zero-Draft Report” was to collect the perspectives of non-governmental  ...

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SELF-DEFENCE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS? – DIGITAL AND KINETIC DEFENCE IN LIGHT OF ARTICLE 51 UN-CHARTER

A new ICT4Peace Policy Brief by Sara Pangrazzi, Senior Advisor ICT4Peace

ICT4Peace is pleased to publish its latest Cyber Policy Brief by Sara Pangrazzi, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace. Please find the full paper here. “The question on how international law applies to  ...

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Swiss Neutrality in the age of Cyber Warfare

A discussion paper by Martin Dahinden,Former Ambassador of Switzerland to the US and member of the ICT4Peace Foundation Board.

ICT4Peace is proud to publish a first of its kind discussion paper by Martin Dahinden on Swiss neutrality in the age of cyber warfare. The original text in German can  ...

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Don’t let Cyber War escalate

Article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) by Paul Meyer and Daniel Stauffacher of ICT4Peace

Article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) by Paul Meyer and Daniel Stauffacher. “The U.S. recently fell victim to a cyberattack of staggering proportions: Using a compromised software upgrade, a foreign  ...

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UN OEWG Draft Report on Peace and Security in Cyberspace: ICT4Peace Comments

In January 2021 Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) published the Draft Substantive Report (Zero Draft) on the results of the  negotiations among UN member  ...

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An International Response to Offensive Cyber Operations is long overdue

An Article by Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace in Policy Options, Canada

Recent cyberattacks underscore the need for international norms of responsible behavior, and an institutionalized process to support them. Article by Amb. (ret.) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace in Policy Options,  ...

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The Role of Parliamentarians to Advance Disarmament in Cyber-Space

A follow-up event to the release of Assuring our Common Future, a parliamentary handbook on disarmament for security and sustainable development

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Vice-President and COO of the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited on 27 January 2021 to participate in an online panel discussion organized by the Inter-Parlamentary Union (IPU) on the  ...

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UN OEWG – ICT4Peace Comments on Chair’s Revised Pre-draft Report

The Revised Pre-draft Report by the OEWG Chair of the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Cybersecurity of May 2020  represents further progress in the effort to define an outcome of the OEWG in  ...

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ICT4Peace addressing the Russian National Association for International Information Security

Plenary Session: “Current problems of ensuring international peace and maintaining sustainable development in the global information society”.

ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher has been invited to address the Plenary Session of the Russian National Association for International Information Security on the topic: «Partnership of State, Business and Civil Society  ...

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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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It is more than a question of health – the need to protect critical infrastructure

"It is not in the public interest if those possessing offensive cyber capabilities, believe that they are free to “cherry-pick” which critical infrastructure in foreign countries they will refrain from attacking and which they will target."

It is more than a question of health – the need to protect critical infrastructure   “It is not in the public interest if those possessing offensive cyber capabilities, believe  ...

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Cyber Attacks on Civilian Critical Infrastructure: Peter Maurer President ICRC calls fo preventive action at Security Council

On August 26, 2020 at the initiative of Indonesia that month’s President of the UN Security Council, an informal “Arria formula” meeting was held. The theme was broadly the protection  ...

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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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UN OEWG UNGGE – Video Interview with Amb. Paul Meyer: ICT4Peace Calls to Governments on Offensive Cyber Operations

ICT4Peace Senior Advisor Anne-Marie Buzatu sat down with Ambassador Paul Meyer in the first of a series of interviews with ICT4Peace’s team members and partners. They discussed a wide range  ...

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Disconnects in State Cyber Behaviour: Accountability for Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

ICT4Peace Call to Governments on Offensive Cyber Operations and Critical Infrastructure”

Disconnects in state cyber behaviour: Accountability for attacks on Critical Infrastructure Last October, ICT4Peace launched a “Call to Governments on Offensive Cyber Operations and Critical Infrastructure” . This initiative was  ...

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UN OEWG: Accountability – The missing ingredient in the comments by states on the Chair’s draft report

A Review of States comments on the OEWG Chairs's Pre-draft

Accountability: the missing ingredient in the comments by states on the OEWG draft report In reviewing the extensive commentary on the Chair’s “Pre-draft” report on the UN Open Ended Working  ...

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UN OEWG and UN GGE – Paul Meyer’s Statement at Australia’s UN CYBER PROCESS PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

Amb. Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor of ICT4Peace on 29 April 2020 gave a statement at Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade public UN Cyber Consultation Meeting (see the Agenda of  ...

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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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UN OEWG ICT4Peace Comments on UN Cybersecurity Negotiation Draft Paper

ICT4Peace has been supporting the UN Cybersecurity Negotiations at the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) with substantive inputs since the launch of the negotiations in the fall of 2019 (more  ...

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UN OEWG UN GGE – ICT4Peace proposed a State “Cyber Peer Review Mechanism” for state-conducted foreign cyber operations to UN Cybersecurity Negotiations

A proposal by the ICT4Peace Foundation to be considered by the UN Negotiations under UN OEWG and the UN GGE

In view of the ongoing UN Negotiations (UN OEWG and UN GGE) ICT4Peace Proposed [1] a State “Cyber Peer Review Mechanism” for state-conducted foreign cyber operations. It has been generally acknowledged that some  ...

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UN OEWG Second Substantive Session of the UN Negotiations on Cybersecurity

Second Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group As part of the ICT4Peace delegation to the Open-Ended Working Group on information and communication technologies, Dr. Elaine Korzak, along with Dr.  ...

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UN OEWG – ICT4Peace Statement at the UN Negotiations on Cybersecurity in New York

Statement by ICT4Peace to Second OEWG session February 10-14, 2020, UN HQ Along with the  Media Foundation for West Africa, Association for Progressive Communications, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Access  ...

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UN OEWG – UN Negotiations on Cybersecurity: ICT4Peace Inputs to the UN Negotiations on Peace and Security in Cyberspace

In View of the commencing second substantive Session  UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Cybersecurity Meeting from 10 to 14 February 2020,  the ICT4Peace Foundation is happy to recall the  ...

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ICT4Peace Submission to Australia’s Consultations on International Cyber Security Policy

Amb. Paul Meyer, Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada and Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace, has prepared the following  submission to  Australia’s Consultations  ...

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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 Intersessional and UN GGE Informal Meetings in New York – ICT4Peace Statements

After having participated in the First substantive session of the OEWG – New York, 9-13 September 2019,  where ICT4Peace delivered the following  statement , along with a written submission of its views,  ...

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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 | A New Process for an Old Problem: Governing State Behaviour in Cyberspace

An article by Paul Meyer, first published in Opencanada.org on 18 November 2019

This fall in New York, the United Nations held the first session of a new process to develop norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. Since 1998, the UN has  ...

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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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IGF 2019 Berlin – Open Work Meeting on Cyber-Accountability: Building Attribution Capability

At IGF 2019 in Berlin, on Friday, November 29, 12:00 – 13:00, ICT4Peace, in cooperation with The Internet Governance Project (IGP) is organising an “Open Work Meeting on Cyber-Accountability: Building  ...

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UN OEWG UN GGE – A Call to Governments: Critical Infrastructure and Offensive Cyber Operations

An ICT4Peace Proposal for consideration by the UN OEWG and the UN GGE

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 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.  ...

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UN OEWG – UN Negotiations on Cybersecurity: First Session of the Open-Ended Working Group at the UN in New York

As part of the ICT4Peace delegation to the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity, Dr. Elaine Korzak, along with Dr. Daniel Stauffacher, attended the week-long session in New York from  ...

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UN OEWG – UN Cybersecurity Negotiations launched in New York

On 13 September 2019 the first round of negotiations at the UN on Cybersecurity under the UN Open Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity (OEWG) took off in a positive spirit  ...

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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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UN OEWG ICT4Peace Submission to UN Negotiations on Cybersecurity in New York (9 – 13 September 2019)

ICT4Peace is pleased to publish its submission to the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on ICT and International Security at the UN in New York. Through resolution  ...

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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 – Disturbing installation of malware in civilian critical infrastructure: Governments must adhere to agreed UN norms of responsible state behavior

At a time when the UN is starting two new diplomatic processes to develop further norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, ICT4Peace is disturbed to learn of alleged actions  ...

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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 – ICT4Peace contributing to the EU – UN GGE Regional Consultations on Cybersecurity

In December 2018, the General Assembly established another UN GGE on Cybersecurity and for the first time a UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the same topic. ICT4Peace recently published  ...

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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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UN GGE – Eneken Tikk’s Cyber Norms Blogposts: Search for Cyber Norms – Where to Look? #2 National Views and Positions in the UN

This is the second 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 – 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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UN GGE – Global Cyber Security Norms: A Proliferation Problem?

At the invitation of the ICT4Peace Foundation,  Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor of the Foundation, prepared his analysis of the most recent developments at the United Nations and elsewhere regarding the  ...

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UN GGE – ICT4Peace at Wuzhen World Internet Conference: Implementation of internationally agreed Norms on Peace and Security is urgent

ICT4Peace was invited for the second time to attend the Wuzhen World Internet Conference. In the workshop “Norms in Cyberspace: Practises and Explorations”, organised by the China Institutes of Contemporary  ...

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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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UN GGE ICT4Peace moderated High Level Panel on Norms in Cybersecurity during High Level Segment of UN GA

ICT4Peace was honoured to support and moderate the High-Level Panel on the Role of Norms in Cybersecurity  hosted by the Government of Bangladesh and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs  ...

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UN GGE – The Struggle for Cyber Peace: Norms of Responsible State Behaviour

Ambassador (ret) Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor of ICT4Peace in the workshop “Cybersecurity Challenges in the Government Sphere – Ethical, Legal and Technical Aspects” held in Bern September 5-6. The workshop  ...

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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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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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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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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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UN GGE – Commentary on Voluntary, Non-Binding Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of Information and Communications Technology

A Publication by ICT4Peace with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): Civil Society and Disarmament: 2017

In June 2016 ICT4Peace co-launched with Leiden University’s Program for Cyber Norms a global open consultation on how to implement the Recommendations of  United Nations’ Group of Governmental Experts on Developments  ...

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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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UN GGE ICT4Peace Promoting Norms of Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace at the Munich Security Conference in Brussels and the Geneva Peace Week

Dr. Eneken Tikk, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace, will be participating in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Cybersecurity Meetings in Brussels on 6 November 29017, before joining the panel discussions on  ...

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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’s urgent call for Peace in Cyberspace in NZZ and Le Temps

On 20 June 2017 ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher and Paul Meyer released a commentary: “WannaCry, the Digital Geneva Convention and the urgent need for Cyber Peace”. This commentary was subsequently published  ...

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Cybersecurity and humanitarianism: Opportunities and challenges

Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to attend Crisis Code: Humanitarian Protection in the Digital Age, a two-day conference exploring how crisis-affected populations can be safeguarded  ...

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UN GGE ICT4Peace Call for Global Open Consultations on the United Nations Cybersecurity Norms Proposals

ICT4Peace is honoured to have been invited to co-launch with Leiden University’s Program for Cyber Norms, the global open consultation on how to implement the United Nations’ Group of Governmental  ...

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WannaCry, the Geneva Digital Convention and the urgent need for Cyber Peace

Download this commentary as a PDF here. ### A commentary by Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor and Daniel Stauffacher, President, ICT4Peace Foundation The mass assault of the “WannaCry” malware that holds  ...

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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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First UN Security Council Arrias Formula Meeting on Cybersecurity and International Peace and Security – Briefing by ICT4Peace

Co-convened and Co-chaired by Sénégal and Spain

On 28 November 2016, the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to brief the members of the UN Security Council on Cybersecurity and International Peace and Security. The first ever Arrias Formula  ...

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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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Preparing for the next UN GGE: ICT4Peace at Cybersecurity Workshop in Beijing

Preparing for the next UN GGE: ICT4Peace at Cybersecurity Workshop in Beijing ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and  ...

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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 at UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 10 Year Review Consultations in New York

ICT4Peace at UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 10 Year Review Consultations in New York Former Canadian Ambassador Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation, kindly represented ICT4Peace at  ...

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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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UN GGE – Another Year, Another GGE? The slow process of norm building for cyberspace

The latest report of the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) concerned with “Developments in the field of Information and Telecommunications in the context of International Security”) was published in  ...

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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 consultations with the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Berlin

On 23 April 2015, ICT4Peace was invited by the German Federal Foreign Office to discuss international cybersecurity affairs and to give a presentation on the work and mandate by ICT4Peace  ...

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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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ICT4Peace supports OSCE on Cyber Confidence-Buidling Measures (CBMs): Promoting implementation, supporting negotiations

Ambassador (ret.) Paul Meyer (Moderator) and Dr. Eneken Tikk (on the far right) ICT4Peace, along with a number of representatives from think-tanks, academia, civil society organisations and the private sector  ...

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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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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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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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UN GGE Confidence Building in Cyberspace: Constructive work by UN experts

ICT4Peace experts have called since 2004 for more robust international cooperation among states against threats resulting from the malicious use of ICTs to reduce risk and enhance security and to  ...

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What Next? Building Confidence Measures for the Cyberspace

Report on ICT4Peace International Dialogue on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and International Cyber Security – ETH Zurich, 20 to 21 June 2013. On 20 and 21 June 2013, the ICT4Peace  ...

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“Asia-Pacific Security: New Issues and New Ideas”: 4th Xiangshan Forum

Image courtesy chinamil.com.cn/Zhang Zhe Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace participated in the Fourth Xiangshan Forum (Beijing, 16 to 18 November 2012) entitled “Asia-Pacific Security: New Issues and New Ideas”. The aim of  ...

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‘Jaw Jaw’ is better than ‘War War’: International Security in Cyberspace

‘Jaw Jaw’ is better than ‘War War’: International Security in Cyberspace[1] by Paul Meyer[2] “Jaw Jaw is better than War War” is Winston Churchill’s famous maxim concerning the desirability of  ...

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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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ICT4Peace Op-ed in Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ): Disarmament Negotiations for the Cyberspace are needed

Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace and Ambassador Paul Meyer have published an Op-ed on 23 July in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung called “Disarmament Negotiations for the Cyberspace are needed”. The  ...

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Getting down to business: Realistic goals for the promotion of peace in cyber-space

In this latest paper by the ICT4Peace Foundation, the authors have called for a non-binding code of conduct to strengthen cyber-security and mitigate the threat of growing cyber-security threats. The  ...

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UN GGE ICT4Peace Foundation calls for an International Code of Conduct on Cyber-Conflict

See larger version of the NZZ article as JPG here or as PDF here. The ICT for Peace Foundation called for a International Code of Conduct to prevent cyber-conflicts by  ...

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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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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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