A/72/315 of cyber security are intertwined. Estonia considers it elementary th at countries abstain from attacking national critical infrastructure. Estonia also call for responsible behaviour towards the global communications infrastructure to promote access to information and trust towards information and communications technology (ICT). It considers it a responsibility of every country to draft and enforce national laws that help control malicious uses of ICT by non -State actors and to seek ways to better formulate, disseminate and promote responsible and active cyberpolicies, narratives and argumentation. Estonia is a member of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunication in the Context of International Security for the fourth consecutive time. The Group has served as a very productive forum. In the future, it could be a useful instrument with regard not only to studying cyberthreats and possible remedies but to understanding how different countries implement existing international law and norms, rules and principles. In the v iew of Estonia, the Group should continue its work on advancing dialogue among Member States, which facilitates the exchange of information and best practices. In addition, it should discuss practical cooperation measures and mechanisms to advance the capacity-building of Member States, with the ultimate goal of equipping Member States with the competence and capacity to tackle all aspects of Internet challenges. It is important to advance the progress achieved at the 2014 -2015 meetings of the Group of Governmental Experts by further promoting norms of State behaviour that support openness, accountability and other democratic values in cyberspace. Estonia hopes to see yet another consensus report from the Group in June 2017. Finland [Original: English] [21 July 2017] Finland welcomes the opportunity to report on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/28. Efforts made at the national level include the following: (a) The national cybersecurity strategy (2013) and its updated implementation programme (2017) define key guidelines and actions in strengthening cybersecurity and resilience; (b) Finland has established a National Cyber Security Centre and a Cybercrime Prevention Centre and appointed an Ambassador for Cyber Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The national information security strategy was adopted in 2016; (c) Finland actively contributes to cooperation on cyberspace within the European Union; (d) Finland supports various forms of information and communications technology for development and cyber-related capacity-building projects. It is a founding partner of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise. In 2016, it joined the World Bank Digital Development Partnership trust fund. Finland supports Internet governance based on the multi-stakeholder model. It has been actively engaged in the World Summit on the Information Society and its follow -up process, including participating in the work of the Internet Governance Forum and financing it. The eighth Finnish Internet Forum took place in Helsinki in April 2017; (e) Finland actively engages in dialogue on cyberissues in multilateral and regional forums and bilaterally. Within the Organization for Security and 17-13876 11/25

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