09 Connecting the World Responsibly WSIS mandate At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), ITU was assigned Action Line C5: “building confidence and security in the use of ICTs”. As a re-sponse, ITU Secretary-Gen-eral Dr Hamadoun Touré formally announced the launch of the Global Cyber-security Children are among the most active and most vulnerable participants online. ITU’s motto is “committed to connecting the world”, but we are also com-mitted and security are also prerequisites for using ICTs effectively, as ac-knowledged is a special initiative within the GCA framework. COP aims to bring together partners from all sectors of the global community to ensure a safe and secure online experience for children every-where. Agenda (GCA) on by the World Sum-mit 17 May 2007. The Tunis Commitment “We recognize the role of information and communi-cation on the Information Society (WSIS). The Global Cybersecurity Agen-da (GCA) is an ITU framework for international cooperation aimed at proposing strategies for solutions to enhance confidence and security in the information society. It builds on existing national and regional initiatives to avoid duplication of work and encourage collaboration amongst all relevant partners. Child Online Protection (COP) to connecting the world responsibly. That means working together to ensure cybersecurity, enable cyberpeace and, perhaps most importantly, protect chil-dren technologies (ICT) in the protection of children and in enhancing the devel-opment online. That is why ITU established the Global Cyberse-curity of children. We will Agenda (GCA). strengthen action to protect children from abuse and defend their rights in the context of ICT.” GCA & COP Confidence and security in using ICTs are fundamental in building an inclusive, secure and global information society. Confidence