A/76/187 Borders, jointly developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, th e United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate and the International Association of Prosecutors, and translated into Spanish with the support of OAS. Through the Cybersecurity Capacities Centre of Colombia, the National Police, as the 24/7 point of contact under the Convention on Cybercrime, has become one of the main international cooperation entities by having as cybersecurity points of contact important agencies such as the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and INTERPOL, and by strengthening the institutions involved in implementing the Convention. Through the 24/7 point of contact, Colombia intends to accelerate the processing of requests for mutual legal assistance by cooperating with the 65 other States parties and 13 observers to the Convention on Cybercrime. The information that follows relates to the following recommendation: given the pace of ICT development and the scope of the threat, there is a need to enhance common understandings and intensify cooperation and, in this regard, efforts should be made to hold regular institutional dialogue with broad participation under the auspices of the United Nations, as well as regular dialogue through bilateral, regional and multilateral forums and other international organizations. Colombia continues to participate actively in multilateral dialogues under the auspices of the United Nations and other international forums, in particular on matters related to responsible State behaviour in cyberspace and developments in the field of information and communications in the context of international security. In the current environment of unprecedented global interconnectedness, States maintain relationships of complex interdependence and share joint problems that they cannot solve alone. They must therefore opt for international cooperation on cybersecurity, as the dissemination and use of information technologies and media affect the interests of the entire international community. It is therefore in the interest of all States to promote the use of ICTs for peaceful purposes and to prevent conflict arising from the use of ICTs. Accordingly, States should: • Provide assistance to build ICT capacity, which is essential for international security, by improving the capacity of States for cooperation and collective action and promoting the use of ICTs for peaceful purposes, building on the international cooperation led by the computer security incident response team. • Establish mechanisms for the participation of the private sector, academia and civil society organizations in order to contribute to the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, in which all States participate. With regard to the implementation of voluntary cooperation measures in bilateral, multilateral and regional organizations, in order to ensure effective voluntary cooperation and increase trust to support joint efforts by States to combat national and international ICT threats, the Government of Colombia, through the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, has: • Participated in regional programmes such as the cybersecurity round table of the Network of e-Government Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean, and continued to cooperate with OAS. • Worked, since 2017, on the Cybersecurity Career Path project, coordinated by the OAS cybersecurity programme and funded by the Citi Foundation, which is aimed at providing training and promoting professional development in the area of cybersecurity for young people aged 18 to 25 from low-income households in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Peru. 21-10045 11/46