IGF 2024 Main Session of the Best Practice Forum on Cybersecurity: Coordination and Sustainability in Cybersecurity Capacity Building

Problem Statement 

While various mappings, inventories, and initiatives provide a wealth of information on cybersecurity capacity-building offerings, overlaps and gaps in information exist and the information may not reach its target audience effectively.

Session Objectives 

The BPF will explain how it discussions led to the above problem statement and invite panellists and participants to comment on the problem statement, share their own experiences, and make suggestions to refine or rephrase if needed. The second part of the session will zoom in on actionable solutions, best practices and recommendations to address or avoid the problem.

Draft Agenda 

1. Welcome & opening of the meeting  (5 min)
2. Introduction: the BPF on Cybersecurity Capacity Building  (10 min)
3. Panel discussion & participant feedback 

• Round 1: Feedback on the problem statement  (25 min)
• Round 2: How to address and do better  (25 min)

4. Summary and closing remarks (10 min)

Panel and moderation

• Ms Tereza Horejsova (GFCE)
• Ms. Mevish P Vaishnav, Academy of Digital Health Sciences
• Ambassador Brendan Dowling (Australia)
• Mr João Moreno Falcão (ZKM)
• Mr Yao Amevi A. Sossou (Youth IGF Benin)
• Ms Carina Birarda (BPF co-facilitator), Mx Oktavía Hrund G Jóns (BPF co-facilitator), Ms Josephine Miliza (BPF co-facilitator), Mr Dino Cataldo Dell' Accio (BPF co-facilitator), Ms Hariniombonana Andriamampionoma (BPF co-facilitator), Mr Wim Degezelle (BPF Consultant, IGF Secretariat)