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That they urge those member states that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, or accede to, as the
case may be, the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism and the other pertinent universal
legal instruments, and to implement in an effective manner the antiterrorism resolutions of the
United Nations General Assembly and Security Council;
4.
Their renewed commitment to implement the Inter-American Cybersecurity Strategy, adopted
by means of resolution AG/RES. 2004 (XXXIV-O/04) US: in which member states reaffirmed
their commitment to develop and implement an integral OAS cyber security strategy, utilizing
the contributions and recommendations developed jointly by member state experts and REMJA
Governmental Experts Group on Cybercrime, CICTE, the Inter-American Telecommunication
Commission (CICTEL), and other appropriate organs, taking into consideration the existing
work developed by member states, coordinated with the Committee on Hemispheric Security;
5.
The importance of acknowledging the Internetas a global facility along with developing
measures for promoting an open, secure, and peaceful ICT environmentunderstanding the
Internet and its security as crucial elements for the development of the member states’
economies and as a key factor for improving the integration of information systems in our
region;
6.
The importance of ensuring and reaffirming the full respect of Human Rights in the use of
cyberspace, as enshrined in different instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, and particularly those set out in the American Convention on Human Rights for parties
thereto, bearing in mind its interdependency, equality and indisivilityand, to that end, increasing
forums for cooperation with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and its
rapporteurships to assist with those tasks;
7.
The need for all the member states to continue with their efforts to establish and/or strengthen
national alert, monitoring, and response groups for cybersecurity incidents, known as
Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs);
8.
The importance of the member states participating in and strengthening the hemispheric
security network of the CSIRTs and cybersecurity authorities, and of the member states
increasing their exchanges of information and their cooperation related to the protection of
critical information infrastructure and for the prevention of and response to cybersecurity
incidents;
9.
Their commitment to urging the competent law enforcement institutions to participate in the
Networkand to keep it updated;
10.
The importance of creating frameworks and protocolsfor cooperation and assistance among the
member states, for when incidents occur in one member state and their effects are felt in others;
11.
Their commitment to creating confidence-building measures that strengthen international peace
and security and that can increase cooperation, transparency, predictability, and stability among
states in the use of cyberspace, recognizing confidence and securitybuilding measures as one of
the lynchpins of collaboration among member states which enhance trust and cooperation and
reduce the risk of conflict;