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Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), it works towards strengthening trust, security and
stability in cyberspace and implements the agreed cyber confidence -building
measures;
(f) Finland has endorsed the 2015 report of the Group of Governmental
Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in
the Context of International Security and participates actively in the work of the
present Group. It has participated actively in the discussions on international law in
cyberspace, for example, consultations on Tallinn Manual 2.0 and workshops
organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research;
(g) Finland joined the Freedom Online Coalition in 2012 and contributes to
the Digital Defenders Partnership. It organized the 2016 World Press Freedom Day
conference, which was held in Helsinki;
(h) Finland is a party to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. A
new strategic police plan (2015) targets resources at computerized crime prevention
and the development pf cybersecurity know-how. There is also a comprehensive
cybercrime prevention plan.
Priority areas for further work by the international community include:
(a) The work of the present Group of Governmental Experts, to which
Finland attaches a lot of importance and to the success of which it is prepared to
contribute, including further identification of norms of responsible State behavio ur
in cyberspace, with a special emphasis on peacetime activities;
(b) Further developing and implementing regional confidence -building
measures within OSCE;
(c) Continuing support to cyber capacity-building to strengthen resilience
and security in cyberspace;
(d) The multi-stakeholder dialogue, which Finland will continue to support
and encourage, and the strengthening of public-private partnerships nationally and
internationally.
Germany
[Original: English]
[30 May 2017]
The evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) offers
numerous economic, social and scientific opportunities. Ensuring access to
cyberspace and maintaining the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of data in
cyberspace have become vital issues of the twenty-first century.
In an increasingly interconnected world, States, critical infrastructures,
businesses and individuals depend on the reliable functioning of ICT. The
consequences of a misuse of ICT may not be limited to cyberspace. They can cause
social, economic, political and other damage. For instance, attacks targeting State
institutions or democratic and political processes can affect public order and safety.
Germany is addressing these challenges by promoting international law abiding, norm-adhering and confidence-building State use of ICT at three levels:
(a) Globally, Germany is supporting efforts at agreeing how international
law applies to State use of ICT and at developing voluntary non-binding norms,
rules or principles of responsible State behaviour that aim at an open, secure, stable,
accessible and peaceful ICT environment. Of particular importance in this context is
the work of successive Groups of Governmental Experts on Developments in the
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