Denmark's response to the initial “pre-draft” report of the Open-Ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security. With reference to your letters dated 11 and 16 march 2020 The Government of Denmark welcomes the initial “pre-draft” report of the Open-Ended Working Group on developments information and telecommunications in the field of in the context of international security (OEWG). Denmark commends the initiative taken by the Chair, H.E. Jurg Lauber, acknowledging the importance of transparency in the process of reaching the required consensus for the final report. As requested, the feedback is general in nature and as such is not exhaustive. Therefore, Denmark reserves the right to provide further comments later in the OEWG-process. A. Introduction 1. Following the first and second substantive sessions of the OEWG it is apparent that in the field of information and telecommunications technologies (ICTs) in the context of international security is no longer just of concern for a small group of highly digitized developments UN Member States. Instead, it is a matter of concern for the UN Member States in their entirety. Denmark welcomes the informative exchanges of views at the two substantive sessions of the OEWG as well as the intersessional meeting with Industry Partners, NGOs and academia. 2. Denmark commends the Chair for the emphasis put on the important milestones from the three consensus reports Developments in of the the United Field of Nations Information Group and of Governmental Telecommunications International Security from 2010, 2013 and 2015. We Experts in the (GGE) on Context of have agreed that International law, in particular, the Charter of the United Nations in its entirety, is applicable in cyberspace; we have agreed on 11 non-binding voluntary norms of responsible state behavior; and we have agreed to develop confidence-building measures. As a result, the GGE reports have established a solid foundation Member for the OEWG, States reiterated and consequently efforts should be directed at implementation. this point with near unanimity during the substantive sessions. Therefore, we kindly request that this is more prominently reflected in the OEWG-report. 3. We welcome the recognition of the OEWG as an inclusive platform for all Member States to participate, express their views, and extend cooperation on the international security dimension of ICTs. However, we advise reconsidering the phrase “uniquely” given negotiations taking place in other UN tracks. Instead, we suggest focusing on the OEWG as a confidence building measure (CBM) in itself as reflected later in the “pre-draft” report. 4. We note the governmental OEWG has organizations, benefited regional from exchanges organizations, with representatives non-governmental from organizations, interthe