French NATIONAL DIGITAL SECURITY STRATEGY — objective 5 conduct in cyberspace for the States, in compliance with international law. Bilateral contact will be reinforced, notably in the framework of inter-ministerial diplomatic dialogue on the issues concerning cyberspace, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Finally, to assert its influence, France will increase its investment in more informal international forums in which the technical and academic communities and the political decision-makers come together to discuss the future balances. > Contributing to the global stability of cyberspace by assisting voluntary countries to establish cybersecurity capabilities. Digital transition, the bearer of political, social and economic opportunities, is far from being uniformly controlled in all countries. This harms the security and development of States that are less protected, and weakens all digital environments on an international level. In order to contribute to a reliable and sustainable roll-out of digital technologies in all countries, and in particular the developing ones, France owes it to itself to assist in reinforcing the capabilities of countries that would like to increase the resilience and security of their information systems, notably in terms of the protection of critical infrastructures and the combat against cybercrime. To ensure the durability and sustainability of projects to reinforce capabilities, France will preferably act through long-term trustworthy partnerships. This action should also enable France to reinforce its own cybersecurity. 40