APNIC’s Pablo Hinojosa attended the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS 2015), in The Hague, Netherlands from 16 to 17 April 2014.
Building on the foundations of previous conferences held in London (2011), Budapest (2012) and Seoul (2013), the aim of GCCS 2015 was to work towards a forward-looking agenda for a free, open and secure cyberspace by:
- Supporting practical international cooperation in cyberspace
- Promoting capacity building and knowledge exchange
- Discussing norms for responsible state behaviour
During the conference there was a reaffirmation of commitment to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and general support for the IGF to continue to be the platform for multistakeholder policy dialogue.
Before the conference, Pablo also attended the related National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) One Conference on 13-14 April and attended a half-day training on “Cyber in Foreign Policy”, organized by the Netherland Institute of International Relations Clingendael.
APNIC activities:
- At the NCSC One Conference Pablo met with a number of people in the cyber security space and participated in network security infrastructure discussions, including a session on “Responsible Disclosures”.
- Pablo participated in the launch of the “Asia-Pacific Cyber Insights”, a document developed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) with input from a workshop of experts where APNIC participated.
- During the GCCS 2015 Conference, Pablo attended and observed a number of sessions including confidence building measures and cooperation for cybercrime.
- Pablo participated in the launch of the “Asia-Pacific Cyber Insights”, a document developed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) with input from a workshop of experts where APNIC participated.
The next cyber conference will take place in Mexico in 2017.
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