A/76/187
Multi-stakeholder engagement
Australia recognizes the importance of the multi-stakeholder community,
including civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community, in
contributing to a free, open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful cyberspace.
To this end, Australia was pleased to co-sponsor the LetsTalkCyber initiative
(letstalkcyber.org), which provided a platform for multi-stakeholder input into and
engagement with the Open-ended Working Group, and consultations among States,
civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community. Australia also
conducted several rounds of national multi-stakeholder consultations and actively
sought the views of the multi-stakeholder community to inform its positions in the
Open-ended Working Group and Governmental Group of Expert processes.
In addition, Australia established the Quad Tech Network to support research
and promote engagement between States and academic and think -tank partners from
Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America on cyber and critical
technology issues. The Quad Tech Network will produce policy-relevant research and
recommendations; deepen and strengthen public understanding of cyber and critical
technology issues; and promote informed public dialogue. The Network was launched
on 9 February with a series of public papers on international peace and security,
connectivity and regional resilience, human rights and ethics, and national security
(www.internationalcybertech.gov.au/node/139).
Colombia
[Original: Spanish]
[31 May 2021]
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/32 on advancing
responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security,
Colombia, taking into account the assessments and recommendations contained in the
reports of the Group of Governmental Experts, is pleased to inform the Secretary General of its views and assessments on the following questions:
– Efforts taken at the national level to strengthen information security and
promote international cooperation.
– The content of the concepts mentioned in the reports of the Group of
Governmental Experts.
The present report builds on that submitted in 2020, highlighting the progress
made in the last year, mainly in relation to the recommendations set forth for States’
consideration in the 2015 report of the Group of Governmental Experts, in order to
promote an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful environment in the field of
information and communications technology (ICT).
Voluntary norms, rules and principles for the responsible behaviour of States
Consistent with the purposes of the United Nations, including to maintain
international peace and security, States should collaborate in developing and applying
measures to increase stability and security in the use of ICTs and to prevent ICT
practices that are considered to be harmful or that may pose threats to international
peace and security.
The concept of ownership was emphasized in the national digital trust and
security policy (National Council for Economic and Social Policy document
No. 3995/2020), one of whose main stated objectives is to build the digital security
capacities of citizens in the public and private sectors.
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