Publications

Full Toolkit: From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace

Introduction to the Toolkit: From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace

Tool 1: Human Rights Challenges Posed by Technologies Used In Private Security Services

Tool 2: Responsible Data Collection Practices

Tool 3: Best Practices for Data Storage

Tool 4: Best Practices for Data Security

Tool 5: Best Practices for Data Destruction

Tool 6: Surveillance and Monitoring

Tool 7: Artificial Intelligence Algorithmic Bias and Discrimination

Tool 8: Emerging Technologies and Future Trends in Private Security

Tool 9: Accountability and Transparency in ICT Practices for Private Security Companies

Tool 10: Freedom of Expression and Information in PSC Operations

Tool 11: Labor Rights in the Digital Age for PSCs

Tool 12: Right to Remedy and Effective Grievance Mechanisms for PSCs

Defining State Responsibility for Private Military Security Companies (PMSCs)

The cooperation of ICT4Peace with the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) and the Zurich Human Rights Film Festival (HRFF)

ICT4Peace – Input for informal OEWG on ICT Security consultation. July 3, 2024

ICT4Peace Statement to 8th Substantive Session of the UN OEWG on ICTs

ICT4Peace Academy - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Technology

ICT4Peace comments and recommendations regarding the Global Digital Compact (GDC) Zero Draft

Navigating the Quantum Wave - A Policy Maker’s Guide for Responsible Governance of Quantum Technologies

The future of cybersecurity policy lies in civil society

Navigating Cyberspace: Insights from Daniel Stauffacher

Bridging the Gap between Technology and Policy - Overview of ICT4Peace Projects in 2024

ICT4Peace 2023 Year End and Outlook 2024 Report

Safeguarding Information Integrity: Addressing Externality Costs of Misinformation in the Digital Age

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

Report on the 2023 Cyber Security Debate in the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

Rapport du Groupe de travail exécutif chargé de formuler des propositions opérationnelles pour renforcer l’action de la Francophonie dans le champ du numérique (GTEN)

Stellungnahme der ICT4Peace Foundation zur Strategie der internationalen Zusammenarbeit 2025 - 2028 (IZA-Botschaft 25 - 28)

ICT4Peace 2022 Annual Report

Statement by ICT4Peace at the OEWG Stakeholder Session, 26 July 2023

Statement by ICT4Peace to ODA/EUISS Consultations on the “Programme of Action” in the context of the OEWG on ICT Security

ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Capacity Building Program

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

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

Responsibly mining the "New Gold"

Can Arms Control and Disarmament Contribute to a Secure Cyberspace?

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

Submission by ICT4Peace to the OEWG on ICT Inter-sessional meeting, December 6, 2022

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

From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace: A Mapping Study on the use of ICTs in Security Services by Commercial Actors

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

Statement by ICT4Peace Foundation to the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) Stakeholder Session, 27 July 2022

The Digital Space and Peace Processes - A Thought Piece

How can Arms Control and Disarmament Contribute to a Secure Cyberspace

Statement by ICT4Peace to second substantive session of Cyber OEWG – March 31, 2022

Ethical and Political Perspectives on Emerging Digital Technologies

ICT4Peace Academy - Cyber Security Policy and Diplomacy Capacity BuildingProgram

Digitization: Curse or Blessing for the Bottom Billion ?

Submission by ICT4Peace to the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025

ICT4Peace Statement at 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

Cyber Security at UNGA’s First Committee 2021 – An appearance of harmony

Women, Peace, and Security and Human Rights in the Digital Age: Opportunities and risks to advance women’s meaningful participation and protect their rights

The Nature of Disinformation and Nurture of Democratic Responses

Re-Imaging Responses to Extremism: The Importance of Context, Culture and Community

Incremental Progress or Circular Motion? The UN Group of Governmental Experts Report 2021

Digital Technologies, Peacebuilding and Civil Society - Addressing Digital Conflict Drivers and Moving the Digital Peacebuilding Agenda Forward

ICT4Peace and the Open-Ended Working Group on International Cybersecurity (UN OEWG) 2019-2021

The OEWG Final Report: Some Progress, Much Remains Unresolved

Self-Defence against Cyberattacks ? - Digital and Kinetic Defence in Light of Article 51 UN Charter

Schweizer Neutralität im Zeitalter der Cyberkriegsführung

La Neutralité de la Suisse à l'ère de la Cyberguerre

Swiss Neutrality in the Age of Cyber Warfare

Hate Speech on the Net, a Danger for Society and Democracy

Comments by ICT4Peace on the “Zero Draft” report of the UN Open Ended Working Group

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

Time for a Swiss Digital Charter? An ICT4Peace Proposal

A Human Centric Framework to Evaluate the Risks Raised by Contact-Tracing Applications

When going viral can be lethal: The need for reliable information in the wake of Covid-19

CORONA PAN(DEM)IC: THE GATEWAY TO GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE?

ICT4Peace proposed "States Cyber Peer Review" Mechanism

Making Cybersecurity Institution- and Capacity Building ODA-eligible

ICT4Peace in Action Since 2004

Critical Infrastructure and Offensive Cyber Operations - A Call to Governments

Meeting Report: Workshop on Trusted Attribution in Cyberspace

ICT4Peace Submission to the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on ICT and International Security

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

ICT for Peace Foundation Policy Paper: Christchurch Call

Are governments outsourcing protection of fundamental rights to companies?

Managing the risks and rewards of emerging and converging technologies: International cooperation, national policy and the role of the individual

Digital Human Security 2020: Human security in the age of AI: Securing and empowering individuals

Trust and Attribution in Cyberspace

Global Cyber Security Norms: A Proliferation Problem?

High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation Reflections and Recommendations from the ICT4Peace Foundation

The Struggle for Cyber Peace: Norms of responsible state behaviour

UN Crisis Information Management Stocktaking Exercise, 2017-2018 Collection of key documents

Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Technology (AT), Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Peace Time Threats

2018 The year that cyber peace became non-binding

Tech against Terrorism: Supporting the tech industry in tackling the use of internet technologies for terrorist purposes whilst respecting human rights

Civil Society and Disarmament: Voluntary, Non-Binding Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of Information and Communications Technology

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

Private Sector Engagement in Responding to the Use of the Internet and ICT for Terrorist Purposes

The G7 Summit 2016 and Cyberspace: “Give Peace a Chance”

Note to the High Commissioner of Human Rights: Human Rights and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

ICT4Peace Note to OHCHR: Human Rights and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

ICT4Peace to Second WSIS+10 Interactive Stakeholder Consultations – UN HQ

Peacekeepers in the sky

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

NORMS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: THE NORMATIVE FRAMEWORKS OF INTERNATIONAL CYBER COOPERATION

A Role for Civil Society? ICTs, Norms and Confidence Building Measures in the Context of International Security

¿UN PAPEL PARA LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL? TIC, NORMAS Y MEDIDAS DE CONSTRUCCIÓN DE CONFIANZA EN EL CONTEXTO DE LA SEGURIDAD INTERNACIONAL

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

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

Cyber Security Affairs: Global and regional processes, agendas and instruments

The reach of soft power in responding to international cybersecurity challenges

Seoul Conference on Cyberspace: ICT4Peace Special Session: Norms and CBMS - Moving towards a more inclusive agenda

Confidence building measures and international cyber security

Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunication in the Context of International Security: Work of the UN First Committee

The potential and challenges of open data for crisis information management and aid efficiency

Getting down to business: Realistic goals for the promotion of peace in cyberspace

Digital Development Debates: Crisis Management - Understanding the Real Impact of ICTs, Social Media and Crisis Mapping

Peacebuilding in the Information Age: Sifting hype from reality

Cross-­fertilisation of UN Common Operational Datasets and Crisismapping

ICTs for the prevention of mass atrocity crimes

Haiti and beyond: Getting it right in Crisis Information Management

Interim Report: Stocktaking of UN Crisis Information Management Capabilities

Cyclone Nargis and ICT for Humanitarian Aid

Cyclone Nargis: Lessons and implications for ICTs in Humanitarian Aid

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ICT4Peace: An International Process for Crisis Management

In conversation with Daniel Stauffacher, Founder and Chairman of ICT4Peace

Letter to Amb. Daniel Stauffacher on behalf of the UN ICT Task Force and UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)

The World Summit on the Information Society: Moving from the Past into the Future

WSIS Geneva 2003 - A Tribute to those who made it happen

Information and Communication Technology for Peace - The Role of ICT in Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Conflict

Untying the Gordian Knot: ICT for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding