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 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the context of regional and international security.
The objective of the training was for OSCE cyber focal points to have a better understanding about: (1) international/regional discussions, efforts and tools to counter the misuse of ICTs as part of promoting international peace and security; (2) the application of international law, norms of responsible state behavior as well as confidence building measures related to cyberspace; (3) potential activities that could support efforts to enhance cyber-stability between States and/or reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of ICTs as well as national cyber/lCT security resilience in line with key OSCE commitments.
The objective of the training was also to enable OSCE field staff to better link potential or existing cyber-related activities of Field Operations (FOs) as requested by their host country Governments. The Agenda of the ICT4Peace workshop can be found here.
The Workshop was hosted by Mr. Ben Hiller, OSCE, and the lecturers included Amb. Benno Laggner, Switzerland, Mr. Karsten Geier, Chairman of UN GGE, Germany, Dr. Eneken Tikk, Estonia, Mr. Mika Kerttunen, Finland and Daniel Stauffacher, ICT4Peace, Switzerland.
The workshop also discussed the recent OSCE Ministerial Decision dated 9 December 2016 (No.5/16) regarding OSCE Efforts Related to Reducing the Risks of Conflict Stemming from the Use of Information and Communication Technologies.