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

[Merike Kaeo]

Thank you Maarten.  Very much appeciate the pointers.

I was happy to participate in some IGF sessions last week.

- merike

> On Dec 2, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Maarten Van Horenbeeck <maarten at first.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 	• The CyberPeace Institute published a position paper, available here about closing the accountability gap for cyber attacks.
> 	• Access Now published a discussion paper on cybersecurity norms, which you can find here.
> 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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