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Confidence Building Measures
1. A measure that would contribute to building trust between countries could be achieved
through collaboration between regional organizations and through periodic regional
consultations to build regional positions.
On this point, it is important to highlight that the Organization of American States has
made calls for regional consultations that allow a better understanding between countries
that share similar realities on the continent. The exchange of experiences and the
consolidation of points of agreement are essential for progress in this regard.
2. Another confidence-building measure is an open and inclusive participation, based on
the incorporation of non-state actors, civil society organizations, the technical
community, academia and the private sector in these processes, seeking a broad dialogue
between different perspectives and interest groups.
3. Uruguay maintains an active participation in international and regional forums related
to the information society (World Summit on the Information Society, Internet
Governance Forum, International Telecommunication Union, among others).
4. Experiences are shared with the member of the countries of Digital Nations which are
recognized for their level of development in digital services for citizens.
5. It is important to note that in 2008, our country created the Computer Security Incident
Response Center (CertUy). This system has led the development of the national
cybersecurity policy in Uruguay.
6. CertUy has incident detection and response capabilities within the national territory.
It is made up of an incident response unit, a cybersecurity operations center (SOC), a
laboratory, and a coordination table where it actively coordinates with other stakeholders
in the country.
7. Likewise, it carries out multiple instances of technical and legal training throughout the
year aimed to judges, prosecutors, various actors in the legal community and police
related to the subject, in order to improve the capabilities of prosecution and judicial
action of computer crimes .
8. The referred center is a benchmark at the regional level and has actively collaborated
with countries in the region such as Peru, Jamaica, Colombia, and Panama, among others,
and with other regional actors such as the OAS, IDB, LACNIC, ISOC, etc. The center also