A/77/92 In addition to these efforts, Denmark – together with the European Union and its member States – also contributes to increasing the cyberresilience of developing countries through a number of tailored programmes and initiatives, which are aimed at developing skills and capacities in terms of addressing cyberincidents as well as facilitating the exchange of best practices. Denmark joins the European Union and its member States in recognizing that the promotion of a more resilient digital infrastructure will contribute to a more secure and stable cyberspace and encourages all relevant actors to engage in capacity building in this regard and further call for stronger cooperation with key international partners and organizations to support capacity-building in third countries. Moreover, Denmark also supports the establishment of a United Nations mechanism to foster capacity-building programmes tailored to the needs identified by beneficiary States, such as the programme of action, and identifying mechanisms that facilitate the engagement of all stakeholders in implementing the framework of responsible behaviour. Egypt [Original: Arabic] [31 May 2022] Egyptian views and proposals to strengthen information security and promote international cooperation I. National efforts • Over the recent period, Egypt has strengthened its capacity -building efforts and developed regulatory frameworks for communications and information security in line with the recommendations of the final reports of the open -ended working group and the reports of the Group of Government Experts. • The Egyptian State is adopting balanced policies to keep up with and combat cybercrime and address illegal activities on the Internet and social media in accordance with a legislative framework based on a number of recently created laws, including the following: Act No. 175 (2018) on combating information technology crimes, Act No. 180 (2018) on regulating the press and media, and Act No. 151 (2020) on protecting personal data. • The Supreme Cybersecurity Council has been established as the competent authority and national reference for cybersecurity matters. A national cybersecurity strategy was launched as part of Egypt Vision 2030. It will establish a national integrated system that incorporates international best practices. It will create national cybersecurity partnerships between government agencies and the private sector and reinforce cyberdefence programmes by establishing and improving the effectiveness of computer emergency response teams and networks formed within various State sectors. It will also set up and develop cybersecurity awareness programmes that target particular social demographics, such as schoolchildren, government agencies and the elderly, and promote scientific cybersecurity research and innovation. • A number of national policies, governance mechanisms and regulatory frameworks and standards have been adopted. They includ e basic cybersecurity controls, cybersecurity systems controls, and ongoing cybersecurity monitoring at the national level. • Egypt is working to promote bilateral and multilateral international cooperation in information security and capacity-building. 14/34 22-08761

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