10 Jan, 2023
Vienna, Austria
Gender mainstreaming the proposed cybercrime convention: Commentary on the consolidated draft
Since the first session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes (AHC), member states have made notable progress on incorporating gender and gender equality. Member states have moved from several general initial commitments to women’s participation in treaty negotiations to some states providing more nuanced considerations of gendered dimensions of cybercrime and the importance of gender mainstreaming.
However, while some member states have made considerable progress on advocating for gender considerations in the convention, more remains to be done, especially with regards to: ensuring gender equality pertains to the entire convention; recognizing the rights of people of diverse gender identities, expressions and sexualities; and recognizing the essentiality of the right to privacy to gender and sexual equality.
Held under the fourth negotiation of the AHC, this meeting will bring together policymakers and civil society to discuss the gendered impacts (implicit and explicit) of the current negotiating document.
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13-14 December, 2022
Santiago, Chile
Global Cyber Policy Dialogues: Latin America and the Carribean
This multistakeholder meeting will bring together participants from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector. A central goal of the meeting is to foster genuine dialogue among stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds. As such, the event will convene about 50 participants from countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region that are active in international discussions on cybersecurity and cybercrime taking place at the United Nations, Organization of American States and elsewhere. It will also include participants from some countries which have not been as engaged in order to raise awareness and promote more active and inclusive participation in these forums from across the region.
The conference will focus on the UN normative framework for cyber stability, international cooperation to combat cybercrime, the intersections between those two areas and UN processes, and how digital transformation in Latin America can be enabled by an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace.
12-13 December, 2022
Brussels, Belgium
Study Visit of ECOWAS Member State officials
The ECOWAS Commission and Germany, with the support of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EU ISS), will be organizing a Study visit from 12 – 13 December 2022 to Brussels, Belgium. This visit is part of the jointly developed Action Plan for Advancing Cyber Security and intends to explore how cross-regional exchange with the European Union as well as regional cooperation within the ECOWAS community can strengthen cyber diplomatic capacities, cyber resilience of critical infrastructure, protection of vulnerable communities and sovereignty of data.
During the Study visit, the nominated ECOWAS member state representatives will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with main cyber policy structures and developments in the European Union, identify lessons and good practices for the ECOWAS Member States, and explore opportunities for closer cooperation between ECOWAS and the European Union. Further, the Joint Action Plan on Advancing Cyber Security with ECOWAS launched under Germany’s G7 Presidency, developed during inclusive workshops in Accra, Ghana and Bonn, Germany earlier this year, will officially be presented during the visit.
12 Dec, 2022
Geneva, Switzerland
Advancing Cyber Stability: Developments and Challenges
The discussion “Advancing Cyber Stability: Developments and Challenges” will address questions on how to accelerate the implementation of norms and raise awareness on the principles of international law central to responsible State behavior in cyberspace. What are the key requirements in achieving cyber resilience and how to fill the gaps in cyber capacity-building efforts? How could the proposed PoA assist in achieving more stability and resilience globally?
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5-9 December, 2022
New York, United States
Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) Inter-sessional meetings
These inter-sessional meetings will touch on the topics of confidence-building and the global, inter-governmental Points of Contact directory (POC directory), as mandated in the OEWG’s first Annual Progress Report (APR). Stakeholders and regional organisations will also have the opportunity to share their views on these issues, and delegations to have focused discussions on other areas under the OEWG’s mandate, in order to hear specific proposals and concrete ideas, with a view to identifying areas of potential convergence.
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5 Dec, 2022
Vienna International Centre , Austria
Civil Society Briefing and Needs Assessment on the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime
13:45 - 14:45 (GMT+1)
The overall objective of this event is to engage with Civil Society Organizations, NGOs, Private Sector and Academia, on the implementation of the “Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes” and its multistakeholder engagement and to jointly discuss areas of possible further coordination and to identify the needs of Civil Society Organizations to continue to meaningfully engage in the Ad Hoc Committee on ”Cybercrime”.
28 November - 2 December
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2022)
The 17th IGF, under the overarching theme Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but it will also be hosted in a hybrid format.
The meeting programme is guided by five themes drawn from the Global Digital Compact in the UN Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda report.
The IGF 2022 Call for Session Proposals invites stakeholders to propose sessions on those themes and is open until 3 June 2022.
29 Nov - 1 Dec, 2022
Hybrid, India
2022 Global Technology Summit
The critical significance of technology policy has manifested itself in multiple forms in this past year. Geopolitical disruptions have confirmed the potential for the weaponization of technology. Disputes over data flows and access are leading to new dialogues on international norm-building. India has demonstrated that a public infrastructure for digital services can promote welfare objectives from financial inclusion to vaccine delivery.
These developments are taking place in the larger global context of supply chain disruptions, semi-conductor shortages and the race to lead on data-related technologies. Against this backdrop, and as India takes the G-20 presidency later this year, the seventh iteration of the Global Technology Summit seeks to explore the present climate in the shapeshifting worlds of international alliances, emerging technologies, and geopolitics.
To discuss these issues and many other questions, join the 7th iteration of the Global Technology Summit, themed Geopolitics of Technology. Carnegie India will convene industry experts, policymakers, scholars, scientists, and other stakeholders from all over the world to take an in-depth look at the changing nature of technology and geopolitics.
28 Nov, 2022
Online
GFCE WG A&C – Capacity Building and UN Processes Series: Introductory session
The “Capacity Building and UN Processes” series provides a platform for discussions and exchanges within the GFCE community on the role of capacity building in ongoing UN cyber processes. This forum supports the sharing of outcomes, experiences, and lessons learned from engagement in the OEWG and AHC respectively beyond the Working Group silos.
The first session of the GFCE Capacity Building and UN Cyber Processes series will introduce and illustrate ongoing UN cyber processes. Background and a recount of both the OEWG and AHC will be presented, as well as the timeline of expected next steps. Speakers will reflect in turn on the roles and possibilities for involvement of different types of stakeholders in both frameworks. In the second part of the session, discussions will aim to identify opportunities of involvement for the GFCE community in these processes.
The OEWG and AHC will be introduced as two distinct frameworks, through an overview of their main characteristics and desired outcomes, taking stock of their current statuses. AHC Vice-chairs will also address the updated methodology of work for the fourth and fifth session of the committee in preparation for the draft negotiating text of the convention.
Representatives of differentstakeholder groups will reflect on the relevance of their engagement with both UN cyber processes. State, private sector and civil society representatives will look at the added value of Cyber Capacity Building for their respective stakeholder type in these frameworks.
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21-24 November, 2022
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Cyberdrill for Americans Region 2022 – Establishing cybersecurity response capabilities
The ITU Cyber drill is an event of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The purpose of the Cyberdrill is to enhance the communication and incident response capabilities of the participating teams as well as to ensure a continued collective effort in mitigating cyber threats among the region's national Computer Incident Response Teams. The Cyberdrill exercise is structured around various scenarios involving the most common types of cyberattacks while the sharing sessions, and provides a platform for cooperation and discussions on cybersecurity.
The 10th America Cyberdrill - Honduras 2022 takes place from 21 to 24 November 2022 at the kind invitation of CONATEL of Honduras and with the cooperation of COMTELCA as coorganizer. The event is meant for governments, institutions, and/or national CIRTs/CERTs to participate with technicians on cybersecurity and representatives at the manager level.
