3.5 Active and reliable partner of international community Active and reliable partner of International community Increasing bi- and multilateral dialogues on regional level Building capacity and confidence through international cooperation Promoting calls for action for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace Uganda is partnering various regional and global cooperation initiatives focused on an enhancing cybersecurity and fighting on cross-border cybercrime. However, Uganda has yet to sign and ratify both the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection (the “Malabo Convention”) and the Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe (Budapest Convention) [10]. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MoJCA) is part the inter-agency team which is gathered to accede to the Budapest Convention. Within the planning accession, MoJCA will provide the 24/7 single point of contact for international cooperation against organized and transnational cyber crimes. Still, in the light of rolling technological innovation to foster the development of the digital economy, against the background of the convergence of information and media services, networks and devices, Uganda acknowledges, that cybersecurity remains essential domain to balance the developments with the need to combat cyber threats on both national and regional level, but also on global arena. Considering increasing evolving threats to cybersecurity, which may constitute serious threats to national, regional, continental and international peace and security, GoU recognizes that international partnerships play essential role in strengthening collective cybersecurity capacities. International partnerships generate opportunities for information sharing and operational collaboration while representing our national interests. Therefore, Uganda remains dedicated on pursuing its active participation in both regional and international forums contributing to strengthening collective cybersecurity efforts and to address combating cybercrime and cyber threats on national, regional and global level. Uganda on the International arena Uganda cooperates with following international organizations and forums:  International Telecommunications Union (ITU)  Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization  African Telecommunications Union  Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative (CCI)  East Africa Communications Organization  Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) Uganda has signed Memorandum of Understanding on fighting cybercrime with Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan under the Northern Corridor Infrastructure Program. Hence, the Strategy aspires to guide global and regional engagements of Uganda across cyber affairs to maintain peace and security. Uganda will invest on coordinating and on establishing the national cooperation forums and formats to develop constructive and favorable international collaboration avenues of mutual interest. 28 (43) [Draft Version for stakeholder consultation]