Geneva, Switzerland
UNIDIR Cyber Breakfast: Lessons from the Fourth Substantive Session of the OEWG on ICTs
Following the successful fourth substantive session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025, UNIDIR's Security and Technology Programme will organize a breakfast debrief session open to all Member States as well as industry, academia, civil society and think tanks to discuss key findings, insights and outcomes of the session.
This session is aimed at unpacking substantive inputs by States and multi-stakeholder community to facilitate dialogue and establish practical and action-orientated projects in Geneva during the intersessional period.
19 - 21 Jun 2023
Tampere, Finland
EuroDIG 2023
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) is an open multi-stakeholder platform which tackles all things Internet governance. It fosters knowledge exchange and collaboration within the Internet community to better inform public policy.
The annual conference has an overarching theme: “Internet in troubled times: risks, resilience, hope“. Emerging issues and challenges concerning the Internet, from accountability and transparency for civil society, or more practical cyber resilience and security by design, will be discussed among stakeholders and governance practitioners.
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UN Headquarters in New York, Conference Room 7, United States
Facilitating Confidence- and Capacity-Building in the Digital Age: UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal and Other Digital Tools
Taking place alongside the United Nations (UN) Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), this interactive event showcased four UNIDIR Digital Tools. These tools promote transparency on the development of national capacities to address technology-related challenges. UNIDIR’s digital tools promote international stability by facilitating confidence- and capacity-building in the sphere of technology and international security.
Participants discussed the UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal, its utility as a confidence-building tool, and its underlying data-collection methodology. Launched in January 2019, the UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal is an interactive map of the global cyber-policy landscape. It provides profiles of the cyber policies, legislation and relevant national organizational structures for all 193 UN Member States, as well as for various intergovernmental organizations and multilateral frameworks. This confidence-building tool seeks to promote trust, transparency and cooperation in cyberspace.
22 - 23 Jun 2023
Athens, Greece
22nd European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security
The 22nd European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security will be organised by the Hellenic Air Force Academy (HAFA) and the University of Piraeus and ACI by Athens, Greece.
This academic conference will host practitioners and researchers from over thirty countries as well as local contributors and researchers. Strategic and security considerations within cyber warfare and the implications of these on information security are integrated into topics on offer.
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30 September, 2025 - 1 October 2025
The Hague, Netherlands (the)
ONE Conference
The ONE Conference is Europe’s prime cybersecurity event. A leading platform for sharing knowledge, best practices and research results, the event is the cornerstone event of The Hague Cybersecurity Week. A wide variety of topics will be addressed: from highly technical subjects such as malware detection, incident response, and law enforcement cases to less technical subjects, such as partnerships between the public and the private domain, governance and recent cybersecurity research.
Are you attending the ONE Conference?
The GFCE will be hosting a session under the 'Power of Partnerships' theme titled 'Cyber Diplomacy Through the WiC Fellowship'. The session will take place on the 1st October at 12:10-12:35, focusing on the GFCE Women in International Security & Cyberspace (WiC) Fellowship – a pioneering programme jointly supported by seven governments that has empowered over 110 women from 55 underrepresented states to actively shape UN cyber negotiations. More information available here: https://one-conference.nl/session/cyber-diplomacy-through-the-wic-fellowship/
Furthermore, don’t miss the Human Capital Agenda workshop: Does your future cyber workforce have what it takes? Taking place on the 30 September from 14:00 - 14:50, the programme focuses on the cyber skills and experience needed today and it tracks labour market demand and education. You will learn about direct interventions to close the cyber talent gap. Get ready to see a dashboard that visualises key data with tools to promote, engage and deploy diverse talent. Take part in a hands-on group exercise to experience common hiring pitfalls first hand and learn how to attract cybersecurity talent. More information here: https://one-conference.nl/session/does-your-future-cyber-workforce-have-what-it-takes/.
