A/77/92 Call for Innovation. This encourages cybersecurity companies to develop innovative solutions to address the cybersecurity needs of key local end users (e.g. entities owning and operating core digital infrastructure, and the commercial sector), as well as stimulate demand in the country’s cybersecurity industry. There is also a growing need to develop a pool of talented individuals who can assume cybersecurity leadership roles in organizations. The Agency has worked with government agencies, associations, industry partners and academia in Singapore to expand and develop the cybersecurity workforce. The SG Cyber Talent initiative is aimed at attracting and nurturing talented cybersecurity enthusiasts from a young age and helping cybersecurity professionals deepen their skills. It aims to reach out to at least 20,000 individuals over three years to strengthen the cybersecurity talent pipeline in Singapore. Türkiye [Original: English] [31 May 2022] In accordance with the assessments and recommendations contained in the report of the Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, the views and assessments of Türkiye on the efforts taken at the national level to strengthen information security and promote international cooperation in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, as well as the content of the concepts mentioned in the related reports, are presented below. As is highlighted in the aforementioned reports, the imperative of building and maintaining international peace, security, cooperation and trust in the information and communications technologies (ICT) environment has never been so clear. Especially due to the spread of digital technologies and their transboundary nature, the security of ICT has become one of the primary elements of national defence and international security as cyberthreats and crimes diversify and expand. Therefore, Member States are making intensive efforts to put in place the required technical infrastructure, institutional capacity and human capital in the field of national security. In order to proactively prevent the potential risks to the national security of Türkiye, necessary actions such as developing technologies relating to cybersecurity and data privacy, addressing the gaps regarding the availability of qualified human resources, completing institutional restructuring, keeping the legal infrastructure up to date and ensuring compliance with evolving technologies are being planned and undertaken. Moreover, there is a need for cooperation, especially at the international level, to counter cybercrime. In this regard, the goal is to further develop knowledge- and information-sharing and international cooperation in order to detect the source of cybercrime and the criminals involved in the most efficient manner. Türkiye focuses on taking measures necessary in order to improve national cybersecurity. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is the body responsible for policymaking and developing strategies and action plans on national cybersecurity in Türkiye. Within this context, the national cybersecurity strategy and the 2013 –2014 action plan and the 2016–2019 national cybersecurity strategy and action plan were published and implemented. Türkiye has developed the national cybersecurity strategy and action plan for the period 2020–2023 with the participation of all relevant stakeholders in study groups under the coordination of the Ministry. 22-08761 21/34