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GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY AGENDA (GCA)

H.E. Dr. Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of Costa Rica,
Patron of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda

The power of the virtual world increases every day. By the time your eyes reach the end of this page, that power will have grown even further. A young student in a developing country will have accessed the library of a prestigious university; a senior citizen who has never traveled abroad will have visited a nation on the other side of the world.

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H.E. Mr. Blaise Compaoré
President of Burkina Faso,
Patron of the Global
Cybersecurity Agenda.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a decisive role in the development process. In order to take full advantage of all the opportunities, the time has therefore come to establish solid foundations more conducive to bringing about the desired economic growth.

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GCA INITIATIVES

IMPACT

The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) is an international public - private initiative dedicated to enhancing the global community’s capacity to prevent, defend and respond to cyber threats.

Child On-line Protection COP

COP aims to tackle cybersecurity holistically, addressing legal, technical, organizational and procedural issues as well as capacity building and international cooperation.

HLEG Global Strategic Report

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ITU and WSIS Implementation

The ITU, due to its long history, mandate and commitment, works hard to address cybersecurity challenges as these emerge and evolve. The ITU is promoting cybersecurity through a range of activities related to standardization and technical assistance to developing countries tailored to their specific needs.

At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), world leaders and governments entrusted the ITU to take the lead in coordinating international efforts in the field of cybersecurity, as the sole Facilitator of Action Line C5, “Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs”.

In line with these developments, ITU membership has been calling for a greater role to be played by ITU in matters relating to cybersecurity through various Resolutions, Decisions, Programmes and Recommendations.

An International Framework for Cybersecurity:
ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Agenda

The Secretary-General’s vision is a global information society in which trust and security in the use of ICTs is the norm for the benefit of mankind. For this reason, on 17 May 2007, the ITU launched the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) to provide a framework within which an international response to the growing challenges to cybersecurity can be coordinated and addressed.

The GCA is based on international cooperation and strives to engage all relevant stakeholders in a concerted effort to build confidence and security in the information society. The GCA is built upon five strategic pillars, also known as work areas, and made up of seven main strategic goals.