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The cybersecurity programme offers ITU membership – particularly developing countries – the opportunity and tools to increase cybersecurity capabilities at the national level, in order to enhance security, build confidence and trust in the use of ICTs – making the digital realm more safe and secure for everyone. The work and mandate of the cybersecurity programme builds on Objective 2 of the Buenos Aires Action Plan adopted at the 2017 World Telecommunication Development Conference, and related resolutions mentioned below. 

Below you can access our mandate and a list of important ITU resolutions concerning the work of the Cybersecurity programme.

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP​):​
PP Resolution 130 (Rev. Bucharest 2022) "Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies" 
PP Resolution 174 (Rev. Busan, 2014) "ITU's role with regard to international public policy issues relating to the risk of illicit use of information and communication technologies" 
​​PP Resolution 179 (Rev. Bucharest 2022) "ITU's role in child online protection" 

​​ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC):​
WTDC Resolution 45 (Rev. Kigali 2022) "Mechanisms for enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity, including countering and combating spam" 
WTDC Resolution 64 (partially) (Rev. Kigali 2022) "Protecting and supporting users/consumers of telecommunication/information and communication technology services" 
WTDC Resolution 67 (Rev. Kigali 2022) "The role of the ITU
WTDC Resolution 69 (Rev. Kigali 2022) "Facilitating creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries, and cooperation among them" 

​ITU World Telecommunicatio​n Standardization Assembly (WTSA):
​​Resolution 50 (Rev. Geneva 2022) "Cybersecurity".
​Resolution 52 (Rev. Hammamet 2016) "Countering and combating spam"
​Resolution 58 (Rev.Geneva 2022) "Encourage the creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries".

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