16 April 2020 E. Confidence-building Measures E1. In general support the content of this section of the Pre-draft as drafted. E2. The chapeau should reflect consensus text from previous GGE Reports with greater fidelity and clearly distinguish new text. The specific role of the multi-stakeholder community, and the benefits that could be derived by States from this, should be further emphasised (para. 47). E3. To inform assessment of its merits, welcome further advice on how the proposed global registry of Points of Contacts (PoCs) (para. 68(c)) would be managed, including to avoid duplication of existing regional efforts, but also to capture those States not already included in the existing registries. If retained, the relevant recommendations in the Report should replicate the breadth of PoCs reflected in paragraph 44 of the Pre-draft. F. Capacity building F1. In general support the content of this section of the Pre-draft as drafted. F2. Welcome the opportunity to develop – for inclusion in the Report – guiding principles for ICT-related capacity building in the field of international security (para. 68(d)). Paragraph 52 of the Pre-draft, the Busan Principles and the Delhi Communiqué provide a good starting point for such an effort. F3. Strongly support the call for greater coordination in capacity building efforts (para. 55). To inform assessment of its merits, further information is required on the nature of the mechanism the Secretary General would establish (para. 68(d)), including how it would be funded and how it would achieve the objective as compared to existing mechanisms such as the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE). F4. Welcome the recommendation that States further cooperate to build capacity – but caution against limiting such cooperation to protection of national, transnational and supranational critical infrastructure (para. 68(d)). Such cooperation should encompass the full breath issues discussed in the capacity building section of the Pre-draft. This recommendation should be expanded to encourage States to mobilise resources in support of such capacity building as well as to encourage integration of cyber capacity building into the larger development agenda of the UN, including the Sustainable Development Goals. G. Regular Institutional Dialogue G1. Note that at several points the Pre-draft suggests that States hold primary responsibility for maintaining a secure, safe and trustable ICT environment / for national security, public safety and rule of law (e.g. paras. 38 and 65). The Report should acknowledge that, under the UN Charter, States are responsible for maintaining Page 5 of 9 www.dfat.gov.au/cyberaffairs