[Bpf-cybersecurity] The BPF at the intersessional meeting of the OEWG

[Maarten Van Horenbeeck]

Hi everyone,

Greetings from New York, where I'm, together with several BPF contributors,
at the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of
information and telecommunications in the context of international security.

This meeting is being organized for the OEWG to consult with other
stakeholder groups. You can find a full list of registered participating
organizations here:
https://www.un.org/disarmament/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/chairs-letter-to-participants-of-oewg-meeting-26-11-19.pdf
.

The agenda for the week consists of:

   - Monday
      - *10am-1pm: *Cyber threat landscape: Existing and emerging cyber
      threats: A viewfrom Industry and Academia
      - *3pm-6pm:* Rules, laws and norms: Creating a cyber space based on
      rules, laws and norms: How can stakeholders support Governments
   - Tuesday
      - *10am-1pm: *Rules, laws and norms: Stakeholders’ commitments to
      rules, norms and principles: Tech Accord, Charter of Trust,Global
      Transparency Initiative, Paris Call and beyond
      - *3pm-6pm: * Confidence building measures and capacity building:
      Confidence-building between States and between States and the
Private Sector
   - Wednesday
      - *10am-1pm: *Confidence building measures and capacity building:
      Engaging all stakeholders to enhance capacity-building efforts
      - *3pm-6pm: *Conclusion: Ways forward on a multi-stakeholder approach

If you're interested in following along, you can watch the proceedings on
UN WebTV at http://webtv.un.org/, just search for "OEWG" in the top right
box. This is the recording from today:

http://webtv.un.org/search/part-a-open-ended-working-group-on-developments-in-the-field-of-information-and-telecommunications-in-the-context-of-international-security-informal-intersessional-consultative-meeting-2-4-december-2019/6111185453001

It's probably also worth mentioning that some participants have released
papers ahead of this meeting, which make for an interesting read:

   - The ICRC released a paper on International Humanitarian Law and Cyber
   Operations during Armed Conflicts, which you can find here
   <https://www.icrc.org/en/document/international-humanitarian-law-and-cyber-operations-during-armed-conflicts>
   .
   - The CyberPeace Institute published a position paper, available here
   <https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/latest-insights/2019-12-02-the-cyberpeace-institutes-position-paper-to-the-united-nations-open-ended-working-group>
about
   closing the accountability gap for cyber attacks.
   - Access Now published a discussion paper on cybersecurity norms, which
   you can find here
   <https://www.accessnow.org/to-keep-us-safe-global-cybersecurity-norms-must-be-human-centered-and-protect-rights/>
   .

It's also worth reviewing the working papers submitted by member states as
part of the OEWG process, available here:
https://www.un.org/disarmament/open-ended-working-group/.

Big thanks to Sheetal Kumar of Global Partners Digital who earlier today
shared referred to the Best Practices Forum on Cybersecurity and our work
this year. In the session tomorrow morning
(highlighted above) I will share some additional learnings from this group.

Cheers,
Maarten
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