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of cyber security are intertwined. Estonia considers it elementary th at countries
abstain from attacking national critical infrastructure. Estonia also call for
responsible behaviour towards the global communications infrastructure to promote
access to information and trust towards information and communications technology
(ICT). It considers it a responsibility of every country to draft and enforce national
laws that help control malicious uses of ICT by non -State actors and to seek ways to
better formulate, disseminate and promote responsible and active cyberpolicies,
narratives and argumentation.
Estonia is a member of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments
in the Field of Information and Telecommunication in the Context of International
Security for the fourth consecutive time. The Group has served as a very productive
forum. In the future, it could be a useful instrument with regard not only to studying
cyberthreats and possible remedies but to understanding how different countries
implement existing international law and norms, rules and principles. In the v iew of
Estonia, the Group should continue its work on advancing dialogue among Member
States, which facilitates the exchange of information and best practices. In addition,
it should discuss practical cooperation measures and mechanisms to advance the
capacity-building of Member States, with the ultimate goal of equipping Member
States with the competence and capacity to tackle all aspects of Internet challenges.
It is important to advance the progress achieved at the 2014 -2015 meetings of
the Group of Governmental Experts by further promoting norms of State behaviour
that support openness, accountability and other democratic values in cyberspace.
Estonia hopes to see yet another consensus report from the Group in June 2017.
Finland
[Original: English]
[21 July 2017]
Finland welcomes the opportunity to report on the implementation of General
Assembly resolution 71/28.
Efforts made at the national level include the following:
(a) The national cybersecurity strategy (2013) and its updated implementation
programme (2017) define key guidelines and actions in strengthening cybersecurity
and resilience;
(b) Finland has established a National Cyber Security Centre and a
Cybercrime Prevention Centre and appointed an Ambassador for Cyber Affairs in
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The national information security strategy was
adopted in 2016;
(c) Finland actively contributes to cooperation on cyberspace within the
European Union;
(d) Finland supports various forms of information and communications
technology for development and cyber-related capacity-building projects. It is a
founding partner of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise. In 2016, it joined the
World Bank Digital Development Partnership trust fund. Finland supports Internet
governance based on the multi-stakeholder model. It has been actively engaged in
the World Summit on the Information Society and its follow -up process, including
participating in the work of the Internet Governance Forum and financing it. The
eighth Finnish Internet Forum took place in Helsinki in April 2017;
(e) Finland actively engages in dialogue on cyberissues in multilateral and
regional forums and bilaterally. Within the Organization for Security and
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