3.5.3 Building capacity and confidence through collaboration International collaboration is key in ensuring the presence of sufficient capacity and mechanisms to handle cyber threats from a foreign adversary as well as provide assistance to international allies when required. The effort to improve national cybersecurity will be assisted by participating in regional or international The effort to improve national cybersecurity will be assisted by participating in regional or international forums that can provide education and training. Uganda welcomes and pursues participation in available programs and activities of multilateral organizations that seek to improve and enhance global cybersecurity. Uganda recognizes the continuing need to foster international collaboration and efforts to address cybersecurity issues, including information sharing and assistance. Since mutual legal assistance regime is part of the Malabo Convention, Uganda recognizes the importance to finalise the accession process to develop exchange information mechanisms on cyber threats. Further, Uganda is dedicated to ensuring its active participation in international CERT and cybersecurity communities and initiatives, to improve and maintain connectivity and cooperation with international partners. Further, Uganda intends take full advantage of the various capacity building initiatives of the Global Forum on Cybersecurity Experts (GFCE). 3.5.4 Action Areas As an active and reliable partner of international community, GoU will: a) Increase both bi- and multilateral dialogues. The dialogues with the African Union states and the African Union to support cross-border law enforcement and other mechanisms that serve to achieving better common understanding of the cyber landscape b) Building capacity and confidence through international collaboration International collaboration aims to strengthen cyber-capacity and expertise in Uganda for government, businesses as well as for community. c) Promoting calls for action for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace The initiatives contribute reducing risks to international peace and security and to the prevention of conflict. GoU will promote the participation of Uganda’s representatives in various international collaboration formats aiming for the responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. Government representatives will keep themselves in the loop on the international discussions, including the implementation of cyber norms and the application of international law in cyberspace as well as advancing cyber confidence and capacity building. 30 (43) [Draft Version for stakeholder consultation]