[Privsec] Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs (15-16 May 2006)

[Robert Guerra]

Philippe just posted several attachments related to WSIS follow-up &
implementation meetings. Action line C5 is one that might be of interest
to this list. Below is the text as "extracted" from the Word documents...

regards

Robert

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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION


Geneva, 17 February 2006
Ref:
WSIS/ALM/C5
To: All WSIS Stakeholders
-- Governments
-- Private Sector
-- Civil Society
-- International Organisations
Contact:
Christine Sund

Tel:
+41 22 730 52 03

Fax:
+41 22 730 64 53

E-Mail:
cybersecurity at itu.int

Subject:
WSIS Action Line Facilitation: Building confidence and security in the use
of ICTs (C5), 15-16 May 2006, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Dear Sir/Madam,
In line with paragraph 108 and the Annex of the Tunis Agenda for the
Information Society, it is my pleasure to invite you to a consultation
to be held on 15-16 May 2006 starting at 9.00 in Room B, at the ITU
Headquarters on WSIS Action Line Facilitation for C5: Building
confidence and security in the use of ICTs.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the WSIS multi-stakeholder
implementation process for Action Line C5.1 The meeting is open to all
WSIS stakeholders that are interested and involved in the implementation
process in the field of building confidence and security in the use of
ICTs. A draft agenda for the consultation on WSIS Action Line C5
Facilitation is attached, together with a registration/badge request
form. Further information is available from the website at
http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/.
Yours faithfully,

(signed)
Yoshio UTSUMI
Secretary-General

Enc.
1 Prior to this, on 24 February 2006, ITU, UNESCO and UNDP are holding a
consultation meeting to establish the nature of the WSIS implementation
coordination process. The outcome of this meeting will be reported at
the 15-16 May consultation.
2



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WSIS Action Line Facilitation:
Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs (C5)

Open to all WSIS Stakeholders

15 – 16 May 2006
Room B, ITU Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland

DRAFT AGENDA*
1.	Opening
2.	Adoption of agenda
3.	Report on outcomes of the Tunis Phase of the WSIS
4.	Report on outcomes from the action line facilitators/moderators
consultation meeting of 24 February 2006;
5.	Discussion on modalities of an implementation framework for building
confidence and security in the use of ICTs;
6.	Discussion on identifying actors and their capabilities in the
different spheres of global cybersecurity; e.g., sharing of national and
regional approaches, good practices and guidelines; developing watch,
warning and incident response capabilities; technical standards and
industry solutions; harmonizing national legal approaches and
international legal coordination; and privacy, data and consumer protection
7.	Discussion on how to ensure information exchange, creation of
knowledge, sharing of best practices and assistance in developing
multi-stakeholder and public/private partnerships for global cybersecurity
8.	Any other business


	

* Please note that a more detailed agenda will be made available through
the website
at http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/.