United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Relevant Agency, Body or Position- Intergovernmental Organisation
- Role in Cyber Policy Matters
- Specialized Agency
- Year Established
- 1980
- Description
- Voluntarily funded autonomous institute within the United Nations that generates ideas and promotes action on disarmament and security
- The Institute’s Security and Technology (SecTec) Programme was launched in 2019 and currently encompasses several workstreams, including:
- Cyber Security
- Autonomous Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
- International Peace and Security Implications of Emerging Technologies
- Has supported in the past the work of the GGE on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security (2009-2010; 2012-2013; 2014-2015; 2016-2017)
- Launched the Cyber Policy Portal in January 2019 as a universal reference tool on cyber policy issues for diplomats, policy makers and the expert community, and conducts its maintenance and development
- Source Link 1
- http://unidir.org/programmes/security-and-technology
- Source Link 2
- http://unidir.org/about/the-institute
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