A/76/187 societies. Countries must work together to tackle the biggest global challenges, including to promote a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace and act as a force for good in the world, defending democracy and human rights in our digital societies. We will promote uptake and adherence to those rules and norms and we will work in concert with a full range of partners and stakeholders to assert a compelling case for a cyberspace that protects open societies and enables innovation, development and growth. We will also support those countries grappling with the challenges of digitalization – through international capacity-building – to build the confidence to engage with the international debate and to grow their cybersecurity capabilities. The United Kingdom welcomes the successful conclusion of the concurrent United Nations processes, the Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, and the Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security. The Open -ended Working Group has provided an inclusive process that represents the diverse views of all Member States and other stakeholders, while we believe that the report of t he Group of Governmental Experts will provide the detailed guide to the initial framework for responsible State behaviour in cyberspace that many States have asked for. Efforts taken at the national level to strengthen information security and promote international cooperation in this field On 16 March 2021 the United Kingdom published Global Britain in a competitive age. The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, 9 which describes the Government’s vision for the United Kingdom’s role in the world over the next decade and the action we will take to 2025. The review identifies the need to shape the international order as it develops in future frontiers – in the domains of cyberspace and space, where the possibilities for economic, social and military activity are expanding rapidly. We will be active in ensuring effective accountability and oversight that protects democratic values, while opposing the overreach of State control. The United Kingdom will also adopt a new, comprehensive cyberstrategy in 2021, replacing the previous national cybersecurity strategy 2016 –2021. The need for a “whole-of-Government” approach to cyberissues will underpin the strategy, as foreshadowed in the integrated review. Under this strategy, our priority actions will be: • To strengthen the United Kingdom’s cyberecosystem, enabling a whole-ofnation approach to cyber and deepening the partnership between Government, academia and industry. • To build a resilient and prosperous digital United Kingdom, where citizens feel safe online and confident that their data is protected. • To take the lead in the technologies vital to cyberpower, such as microprocessors, secure systems design, quantum technologies and new forms of data transmission. • To promote a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace, working with other Governments and industry and drawing on the United Kingdom ’s thought leadership in cybersecurity. __________________ 9 36/46 www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-britain-in-a-competitive-age-the-integrated-reviewof-security-defence-development-and-foreign-policy. 21-10045