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):
Resolution 130 (Rev. Dubai 2018) "Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies". |
Resolution 174 (Busan 2014) "ITU's role with regard to international public policy issues relating to the risk of illicit use of information and communication technologies".
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Resolution 179 (Rev. Dubai 2018) "ITU's role in child online protection".
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ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC):
Resolution 45 (Dubai 2014) "Mechanisms for enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity, including countering and combating spam".
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Resolution 67 (Buenos Aires 2017) "The role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector in child online protection".
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Resolution 69 (Buenos Aires 2017) "Facilitating creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries, and cooperation between them".
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ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA):
Resolution 50 (Hammamet 2016) "Cybersecurity".
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Resolution 52 (Hammamet 2016) "Countering and combating spam"
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Resolution 58 (Dubai 2012) "Encourage the creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries".
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