-3- or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) and its Group of Governmental Experts on Cybercrime; NOTING WITH SATISFACTION the extensive work carried out since 2004 by the CICTE Secretariat to implement the aforementioned strategy and its Work Plan which includes the area of Protection of Critical Infrastructure and, within it, the Cybersecurity program; REITERATING the importance of continuing to implement the OAS Comprehensive InterAmerican Strategy to Combat Threats to Cybersecurity and the need to strengthen partnerships among all cyber-security stakeholders; RECOGNIZING that the freedom of expression and the free flow of information exercised in accordance with international and regional human rights instruments are essential for the innovation and the functioning of the networks that sustain economic growth and social development; RECOGNIZING ALSO that CICTE member states increasingly use information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, networks, systems and related technologies, and integrated into the global Internet, and that this increases the potential impact on member states of cybersecurity threats and the exploitation of related vulnerabilities; CONSIDERING, therefore, that properly developing cyber-security capabilities, frameworks, and (ICT) infrastructure are critical to regional, national, and individual security, and economic stability; and AWARE of the need to continue strengthening the CICTE Secretariat in its supporting role to Member States and to enhance their capacity to cooperate to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism,