Foreword It is a pleasure to present – on behalf of the partners involved – the National Cybersecurity Strategy Guide, aimed at providing an aggregated and harmonised set of principles and good practices on the development, establishment and implementation of national cybersecurity strategies. Facilitated by ITU, twelve partners from the public and private sectors, academia and civil society agreed to share their experience, knowledge and expertise, producing a Guide that gathers existing know-how from the participating organisations as well as providing references to complementary publications, in order to ease access to available resources. Over the last two decades, billions of people around the world have benefited from the exponential growth and rapid adoption of information and communications technologies, and the associated economic and social opportunities. We are witnessing a digital revolution that is profoundly transforming our societies. Cybersecurity is a fundamental factor in achieving socio-economic development. Yet, only seventy-six1 countries around the world have, publicly available, national cybersecurity strategies. It is therefore imperative to boost efforts to produce them. As the title suggests, the objective of the Guide is to instigate strategic thinking and help national leaders and policy-makers to develop, establish and implement national cybersecurity strategies. I am confident that the National Cybersecurity Strategy Guide will serve as a useful tool for all stakeholders with cybersecurity responsibilities. I would personally like to express my gratitude to the partners, for their continuous, invaluable support and commitment in making this project a great success as a concrete example of a successful multistakeholder collaboration. Brahima Sanou Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau 1 From the ITU Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2017 Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy VI