encouragement of affordable access to information and communications technologies for all, FURTHER CONSIDERING: That CITEL, through its partnering with the private sector on issues in its areas of responsibility, and through its Work Plan for advanced network issues, and in particular cybersecurity and NGNs, can make an important contribution to both raising awareness of critical issues potentially impacting the Region and refining its work plans in these areas through facilitation of focused discussion and information sharing. RESOLVES: 1. To approve the attached contribution of CITEL to the OAS Cybersecurity Strategy and forward it to the OAS Committee on Hemispheric Security for review and submission to the OAS General Assembly in June 2004. 2. To request the CITEL’s Rapporteur on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure matters to convey a copy of this Resolution to the CICTE/CITEL/REMJA Joint Working Group on Cybersecurity. INVITES: a) The Working Group on Advanced Network Technologies and Services and the Working Group on Standards Coordination to continue working on the issue of cybersecurity and to report back to PCC.I on their findings on this particular matter. b) The Chairman of PCC.I to send a letter to the Chairman of the OAS Committee on Hemispheric Security attaching a copy of this Resolution.

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