South Africa indicated its support for dialogue within existing resources but remains open to the establishment of an institution that can facilitate the ongoing exchanges between member states with a view to rationalising the gaps that exist in international law and the avenues to mitigate them. The report should reflect that the OEWG is a form of regular institutional dialogue and the mandate renewal for several iterations may be sufficient to fulfil Member States’ call for something under the UN auspices. The OEWG was referred to as the General Assembly on ICTs security issues. General remarks and recommendations The report should note the appropriation of terms and concepts and articulate the meaning in context - Human centric approach - Stockpiling of vulnerabilities South Africa is satisfied with the recommendations made in the report. 3