The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations, represented by Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, who is the Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on the security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (OEWG) 2021-2025, has announced the convening of the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building.
Scheduled on 10 May 2024, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, the global roundtable aims to serve as an action-oriented platform for capacity-building practitioners, State representatives, and interested stakeholders, to exchange ideas, share best practices, build partnerships, and enhance synergies and advance the international community’s work on capacity-building in concrete ways.
The event will feature a signature panel titled “Building Cyber Resilience for Sustainable Development by Bridging the Global Capacity Gap” which will focus on discussions around overcoming barriers in ICT security capacity-building, sharing international lessons, and collaboration among states and stakeholders.
The event agenda also includes a matchmaking session, offering partners in capacity-building, including States, international organizations, and stakeholders an opportunity to showcase their existing programmes and initiatives. During this session, capacity-building partners will deliver concise three-minute, three-slide “elevator pitch” presentations, providing an overview of their available programmes.
Furthermore, the event will host two concurrent breakout group sessions to provide a platform for substantive and practical discussions on concrete and action-oriented measures that States, International Organizations, and stakeholders can undertake to enhance capacity-building efforts. These discussions will delve into the five foundational cyber capabilities outlined in the UNIDIR “Unpacking Cyber Capacity Needs: Part I – Mapping the Cyber Foundational Capabilities” Report.
Interested parties are required to register their participation no later than 6 pm (New York local time) on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Each participant should register individually at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/88Kza2zbsJ.
Confirmed participants will receive further details about the event and instructions on accessing the United Nations Headquarters.
For more information on the OEWG 2021-2025, please visit the dedicated OEWG webpage.
