A/76/187 Multi-stakeholder engagement Australia recognizes the importance of the multi-stakeholder community, including civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community, in contributing to a free, open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful cyberspace. To this end, Australia was pleased to co-sponsor the LetsTalkCyber initiative (letstalkcyber.org), which provided a platform for multi-stakeholder input into and engagement with the Open-ended Working Group, and consultations among States, civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community. Australia also conducted several rounds of national multi-stakeholder consultations and actively sought the views of the multi-stakeholder community to inform its positions in the Open-ended Working Group and Governmental Group of Expert processes. In addition, Australia established the Quad Tech Network to support research and promote engagement between States and academic and think -tank partners from Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America on cyber and critical technology issues. The Quad Tech Network will produce policy-relevant research and recommendations; deepen and strengthen public understanding of cyber and critical technology issues; and promote informed public dialogue. The Network was launched on 9 February with a series of public papers on international peace and security, connectivity and regional resilience, human rights and ethics, and national security (www.internationalcybertech.gov.au/node/139). Colombia [Original: Spanish] [31 May 2021] In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/32 on advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security, Colombia, taking into account the assessments and recommendations contained in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts, is pleased to inform the Secretary General of its views and assessments on the following questions: – Efforts taken at the national level to strengthen information security and promote international cooperation. – The content of the concepts mentioned in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts. The present report builds on that submitted in 2020, highlighting the progress made in the last year, mainly in relation to the recommendations set forth for States’ consideration in the 2015 report of the Group of Governmental Experts, in order to promote an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful environment in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). Voluntary norms, rules and principles for the responsible behaviour of States Consistent with the purposes of the United Nations, including to maintain international peace and security, States should collaborate in developing and applying measures to increase stability and security in the use of ICTs and to prevent ICT practices that are considered to be harmful or that may pose threats to international peace and security. The concept of ownership was emphasized in the national digital trust and security policy (National Council for Economic and Social Policy document No. 3995/2020), one of whose main stated objectives is to build the digital security capacities of citizens in the public and private sectors. 4/46 21-10045

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