A/77/92 of the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations specialized agency with the necessary expertise in the field of telecommunications and ICT. As before, Russia is open to dialogue and constructive cooperation with all its partners, both bilaterally and through international bodies and forums, primarily, in the United Nations. Singapore [Original: English] [31 May 2022] Singapore is strongly committed to the strengthening of an international rulesbased order in cyberspace that will serve as a basis for trust and confidence among Member States and facilitate economic and social progress. To reap the full benefits of digital technologies, the international community must develop a secure, trusted, open and interoperable cyberspace underpinned by applicable international law, well defined norms of responsible State behaviour, robust confidence -building measures and coordinated capacity-building. Singapore believes it is crucial that discussions on such issues, including on laws, rules and norms relating to responsible State behaviour, continue to take place at the United Nations, which is the only universal, inclusive and multilateral forum where all States have an equal voice. Singapore participated in the Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security for the period from 2019 to 2021 and the Open-Ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/27. We are participating actively in and support the Chair’s efforts for an action -oriented open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025 to advance discussions on international cybernorms and the agreed framework for responsible State behaviour in cyberspace. We remain committed to contributing constructively to the working group process to further strengthen international cooperation and m ake progress on advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace. As co-chair of the Group of Friends on e-Governance and Cybersecurity with Estonia, Singapore will continue to use this platform to raise awareness of cyberchallenges, share best practice s and promote capacity-building at the United Nations. Rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States Singapore believes that additional efforts are needed to promote awareness of the existing voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible State behaviour and to support their implementation. Singapore also supports the further elaboration of such norms where needed. For example, cross-border critical information infrastructure that provides services across several States, the protection of which is the shared responsibility of all Member States, could be considered a special category of such critical infrastructure and should be included in the existing set of norms, as information and communications technology (ICT) threats to su ch infrastructure could have destabilizing effects regionally and globally. 3 Regional organisations can play an important role in supporting the implementation of the existing normative framework. The Association of Southeast __________________ 3 22-08761 Cross-border critical information infrastructure is critical information infrastructure owned by private companies and operating across national borders, but not under any single State’s jurisdiction. 17/34