4.3.5 Pillar 5 – International Cooperation The Pillar focuses on strategies for international cooperation, dialogue and coordination. 4.3.6 GCA Strategic Goals On top of the five Pillars, the GCA contains seven strategic goals. These are: 1) Elaboration of strategies for the development of a model cybercrime legislation that is globally applicable and interoperable with existing national and regional legislative measures; 2) Elaboration of global strategies for the creation of appropriate national and regional organisational structures and policies on cybercrime; 3) Development of a strategy for the establishment of globally accepted minimum security criteria and accreditation schemes for hardware and software applications and systems; 4) Development of strategies for the creation of a global framework for watch, warning and incident response to ensure cross-border coordination between new and existing initiatives; 5) Development of global strategies for the creation and endorsement of a generic and universal digital identity system and the necessary organisational structures to ensure the recognition of digital credentials across geographical boundaries; 6) Development of a global strategy to facilitate human and institutional capacity building to enhance knowledge and know-how across sectors and in all the abovementioned areas; and 7) Proposals on a framework for a global multi-stakeholder strategy for international cooperation, dialogue and coordination in all the above-mentioned areas. 4.4 THE CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION (COP) INITIATIVE 18 The Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative is the first specialised GCA programme. ITU Secretary General, Dr Touré states that the ITU launched COP to “kick-start the 19 process of forging international consensus and focus. ” Dr Touré adds, ‘This says to the world: “we need to start to get agreement on these issues, and it’s clear that we can all agree on the need to protect children as a first step.” COP will serve as a template for future negotiations and consensus in cybersecurity issues.’ The initiative aims to: (a) identify risks and vulnerabilities to children in cyberspace; (b) create awareness; (c) develop practical tools to help minimise risk; and (d) share knowledge and experience. As a GCA initiative, COP takes a multi-stakeholder approach to defending children’s best interests. A collaborative approach is necessary because child online protection issues are global in nature and thus must take into account the role of different stakeholders as well as existing initiatives. The holistic approach aims to tackle risks to children through the five GCA pillars without duplicating effort. COP has created a network to promote the 18 19 For more information on ITU’s Child Online Protection Initiative please visit the website: http://www.itu.int/cop/ Questions & Answers – Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General at http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/facts/sg.aspx 21