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13:30 - 15:30 - SESSION 5: CYBERSECURITY

Information sharing is an essential element in e-government implementation, enabling reengineering and integration of government business processes. The basic idea of information sharing is to store information once rather than many times so that citizens and businesses should not be asked by different departments for the same information.

One of the most sensitive issues on information sharing lies in the possibilities of an invasion of personal information and weak network security. Hence, the importance of building confidence and security in the use of ICT was emphasized, notably to protect personal data and privacy and to strengthen the security and robustness of networks.

Cyberspace is far from secure today, and there is an urgent need to take action- at national as well as international levels- against all forms of cyber threats. Government and stakeholders should assess the reliability, vulnerability, and threat environments of the infrastructures and employ appropriate protective measures and responses to safeguard them. Greater cooperation between all stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels is also required.

This session will focus on principles, frameworks, technology options, and good practices on safeguarding security and privacy in the cyber world especially in digital public services whereby drawing experiences and lessons learned from various countries.

Moderator: Ms. Clare Chapple, Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy, Digital Innovation Branch, Digital Productivity Division, Department of Communications, Australia

  Mr. Rajnesh Singh, Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau Internet Society (ISOC)
  Prof. Dr. Marco Gercke, Director, Cybercrime Research Institute
  Mr. Jia-Rong Low, Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director, Asia Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
  Mr. Ng Kai Koon, Director, Government Affairs, Asia Pacific and Japan, Symantec

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break hosted by MICT Thailand 

16:00 - 17:00 - SESSION 5B: CYBERSECURITY & TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

This session is aimed to prepare decision makers, policy makers and regulators, industry leaders, and ICT stakeholders to cope with challenges and issues, while being ready to grasp opportunities brought by new technologies.

  Mr. Xiafei (Tony), Southern-East Asia Enterprise Wireless Solution Director, Huawei
  Mr. William Tse, Strategic Engagement Director, GSMA