Fostering Information Sharing and Transparency on Cyber Capacity-Building

Описание: UNIDIR and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) held a side event to announce a collaborative effort that enriches the existing UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal by integrating capacity building data from the GFCE Cybil Portal. In the spirit of collaboration and by leveraging existing resources, this initiative will enhance the security of and in the use of ICTs through improving awareness of existing resources, facilitating collaboration among stakeholders, and encouraging greater transparency in cyber capacity building efforts.

UNIDIR’s Cyber Policy Portal provides a comprehensive overview of cyber policy landscapes across all 193 UN Member States and select intergovernmental organisations. The UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal has been acknowledged as a global confidence-building measure in the second Annual Progress Report of the OEWG on ICTs which has been subsequently welcomed by the UNGA. Now, the Portal is evolving as it incorporates data from nearly 900 capacity building projects sourced from the GFCE Cybil Portal.

GFCE’s Cybil Portal is the largest global, open and free knowledge repository for and by the international cyber capacity building (CCB) community. It facilitates a baseline understanding of the CCB landscape through mapping almost 900 projects and activities, over 400 tools and resources, actor information and an events calendar.

The event provided an opportunity for attendees to acquaint themselves with the expanded capabilities of the platforms, helping them better understand how these tools can actively contribute to strengthening the global cyber capacity building landscape. Regional perspectives were shared, and participants were encouraged to reflect and intervene from the floor.

AGENDA
Opening Remarks:
Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR

UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal & Other Digital Tools:
Lenka Filipová, Digital Tools Coordinator, Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR

GFCE Cybil Portal:
Chris Painter, President, GFCE Foundation Board

Speakers:
Ambassador Richard Kadlčák, Director, the Cybersecurity Department, Special Envoy for Cyber Space, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Czech Republic
Daniela Ruiz, Director for Cybersecurity and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Emmanuella Darkwah, Senior Manager, International Cooperation, Cyber Security Agency, Ghana
Shariffah Rashidah Syed Othman, Director of Policy and International Cooperation at the National Cyber Security Agency, Malaysia

Moderated by Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR

The presentations were followed by an interactive Q&A session with the audience.

This event was held on Friday, 15 December 2023, 13:15 – 14:30 EDT in a hybrid format (New York and online).