[governance] Budapest

[Norbert Klein]

More on Budapest:

I have excerpted and *highlighted* some points.


Norbert Klein

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*Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace – Analysis*

October 13, 2012, by Cherian Samuel

In terms of various agendas, the *European countries* highlighted the 
human rights aspects of cybersecurity, *based on their characterization 
of internet freedom* as a fundamental right, leading *the Chinese 
representative to acerbically ask whether he was at a human rights 
conference or a cybersecurity conference*...

The *sovereignty issue* also came to the fore in the discussions on 
cybercrime where the *Russians* stoutly resisted a push to get more 
countries to sign on to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. They 
described it as both outdated and ineffective and *wanted it to be 
debated in the United Nations*...

If the *third set of actors*, the various private sector representatives 
gathered at the venue, had a message to put out, it was that there was 
no need for governments to get involved in cybersecurity since 
*practical issues had to be addressed in cyber time, not “political 
consultation time*.” ...

*India’s contribution* to the deliberations was in the form of a keynote 
address by Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for Telecommunications, 
where he called for internet governance to be made more equitable and 
effective. India’s approach to the internet has been tech-centric and 
free of ideological overlays, although that approach seems to have run 
its course. There are concerns that simply trusting in private companies 
to deliver on cybersecurity without adequate safeguards or assurances 
don’t pass muster...

The other notable initiative coming out of Budapest was the announcement 
by the *the UK government of plans to create a Center for Global 
Cyber-Security Capacity Building* with an investment of 2 million 
pounds. Practical initiatives of this type that emphasize upon 
collaboration, skills sharing and capacity building would go a long way 
towards improving global cybersecurity. However, not only are such 
governmental initiatives too few and far between, the *climate of 
distrust that has begun to pervade cybersecurity means* that they will 
be viewed with suspicion and might not find many takers...

*Source:*

http://www.eurasiareview.com/13102012-some-takeaways-from-the-budapest-conference-on-cyberspace-analysis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29



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