create tools that take into consideration the international progress of the UN GGE, or
of other fora, adjusting them to the needs and interests of the region.
In Latin America, the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC) has
five implementation pillars.15 The “Governance for the Information Society” pillar
highlights “Objective 19: Promotion of security, privacy, data protection and trust in
the use of the Internet” and “Objective 20: Preventing and addressing cybercrime
through cybersecurity strategies and policies. Coordinate among response teams at
the local and regional level during events.”
Within the framework of the Pacific Alliance, the Digital Agenda was approved in
December 2016 with the following precept: “Enhance cooperation in digital security
and confidence-building in the use of ICTs”.16 This agenda has a road map featuring
four tracks: 1. Digital Economy; 2. Digital Connectivity; 3. Digital Government, and; 4.
Digital Ecosystem, which seek to improve the competitiveness of the countries that
comprise it through ICTs and the promotion of the digital economy.
As for the World Economic Forum (WEF), it defines resilience and cybersecurity as key
conditions for technological and economic development. In 2016, the Council of the
Global Cybersecurity Agenda published its white paper detailing the obstacles in the
public and private sectors, which hinder collaboration and the adoption of best
practices in cybersecurity.17 In addition, its Global Risks Report 2017 identified the
massive data theft and cyber-attacks in the risk scenario for that year, also pointing
out the challenge of emerging technologies in terms of governance.18
In the case of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the
organization has support entities and advisory committees with working groups on
different topics, including cybersecurity. National authorities participate through the
Governmental Advisory Committee; and work related to security issues in the
management of single Internet identifiers is carried out through the Public Safety
Working Group19 of the aforementioned committee.
In terms of Internet governance, cybersecurity is also discussed. In addition to the work
of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), national and regional efforts are undertaken
by the multi-stakeholder community. The IGF Latin American and Caribbean Regional
15 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Digital Agenda for Latin America and the
Caribbean (eLAC2018), (August 7, 2015), available at: http://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/38886
16 Pacific Alliance, Cali Declaration, (June 30, 2017), Annex I, paragraph 8, available at:
https://alianzapacifico.net/?wpdmdl=9850
17 World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council on Cybersecurity, White Paper, April 2016, available
at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GAC16_Cybersecurity_WhitePaper_.pdf
18 World Economic Forum, The Global Risks Report 2017, January 2017, available at:
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GRR17_Report_web.pdf
19 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, GAC Public Safety Working Group, available
at: https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+Public+Safety+Working+Group
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