Ministerial Roundtables 35 Sub-topics: New and emerging cyber-threats, Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) The exponential growth of Internet user numbers and mobile cellular subscriptions is expected to continue over the next 10 years. ICTs are becoming increasingly important to a whole range of industry sectors, as they increasingly rely on pervasive, networked systems to control, monitor, manage and deliver services and products. Converging devices and mobile connectivity mean network security is becoming vastly more complex, with many more potential attack vectors. Recent incidents like cyber-attacks on Sony, the G20, the IMF and several governments, have raised fresh concerns over the security requirements of both existing and emerging ICT paradigms. Evolving malware mean cyber-attacks can specifically target vulnerabilities that could lead to increasingly serious failures of the networked economy. As National frameworks struggle to cope with attacks, common understandings and global principles become increasingly important. This Ministerial Round Table offers the opportunity to listen to the informed views and insights of leading policy-makers from a number of countries. It represents an opportunity to share some of the experience gained from formulating domestic policy, and brings Ministers’ experience to bear on the best ways forward for designing policy frameworks and principles agreed at the global level. Thursday 27.10.2011 11:00-12:30 LabSpace #1 Cybersecurity Ministerial Roundtable Session Extreme weather events are more frequent and more severe, and as the global population grows exponentially, the impact is increasingly catastrophic. The UN estimates that the cost of natural disasters has nearly tripled from US$ 525.7 billion 40 years ago to US$ 1.58 trillion today. ICTs are vitally important in helping predict, detect and respond to disasters. They can play a vital role in emergency response and relief efforts. Can ICTs enable smart predictive planning to minimize damage, and what role can policy play? What key lessons can be learned from recent experience? This Ministerial Round Table discusses how emergency telecommunications can be planned, organized and deployed to save lives on the ground. It considers the vital role ICTs can play in safeguarding lives in some of the most vulnerable communities and countries in the world. QUESTIONS: * What do you see as the vital priorities in emergency preparedness and planning? * How does disaster response and mitigation planning apply in your country? What sort of frameworks do you have in place, and do these include telecommunications? * Are you confident in the robustness of your national information infrastructure to withstand natural disaster? * What are the key messages and priorities you wish to transmit to ITU management on this vital issue? Thursday 27.10.2011 09:00-10:30 LabSpace #1 ICTs and Emergency Telecom- munications Ministerial Roundtable Session