IGF 2024 Open Forum #1 Challenges of cyberdefense in developing economies

    Roundtable
    Duration (minutes): 60
    Format description: The session will encourage dialogue among the invited experts and the audience in relation with the main theme of the open forum and the questions that moderators will present.

    Description

    The concept "Cybedefense" refers to actions related to a set of technologies, processes and phenomena that characterize our digital era, whether in terms of technological infrastructure, economy, society, culture and security. The term involves the socioeconomic ecosystem based on digital technology: companies, entrepreneurs, investors and the entire financial infrastructure related to the digital economy, which includes everything from technology startups to industry giants, as well as the impact of digital technology on society and culture. From the perspective of national defense, digital technology plays a crucial role covering several key aspects and technologies: cybersecurity, cyber defense, the protection of critical infrastructures, cyber surveillance, defensive tactics in cyberspace, the use of artificial intelligence, big data or the accumulation of large amounts of data, the impact on privacy, cloud computing and the Internet of things. All these technologies and problems play an important role in the development of advanced capabilities and the improvement of the Nation's security. This open forum offers will offer the opportunity to exchange ideas about technical, economic and social knowledge on which the current digital environment of defense is based, considering the present and future reality, the possible scenarios for the evolution of technology, the national, regional and international regulatory frameworks, as well as the geopolitical and ethical implications of national impact, considering its impact in relation to the national defense and security of developing nations. Goals • Understand the technological infrastructure that makes up the cyberspace in relation with the cyberdefense. • Evaluate the impact on the present and future of the use of digital technologies in cyberspace and cyberdefense. • Analyze the current and future national, regional and global scenario in relation to the impact of the use of digital technology. • Develop scenarios related to national defense in general and cyber defense in particular considering the technological reality of developing economies. • Understand the importance of regulatory frameworks as a source of reference for the development of public technological policies and research, development and innovation in industries associated with digital technology.

    Onsite and remote moderators will guide dialogue between experts and audience based on previously exchanged questions and other comments that will emerge in the room and from remote participants.

    Organizers

    Argentina Ministy of Defense - Faculty of the National Defense of Argentina
    Olga Cavalli - Dean of the National Defense Faculty of Argentina - Ministry of Defense of Argentina - Government - Latin America and Caribbean Adrián Carballo - Director South School on Internet Governance - Civil Society - Latin America and Caribbean Oscar Messano CCAT LAT Centro de Capacitación en Alta Tecnología para Latinoamérica y el Caribe - International Organizations - Latin America and Caribbean Raitme Citterio - South School on Internet Governance - Civil Society - Latin America and Caribbean

    Speakers

    Carina Birarda - MAG Member - Technical Community - Latin America and Caribbean Christopher Painter - GFCE - International Organizations - United States Alan Garcia - MAG Member - Government of Peru - Latin America and Caribbean Qusai Al Shatti - Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS), Kuwait Angel Atilio - MAG Member - Government of Paraguay - Latin America and Caribbean José Cepeda - Senator - Government of Spain - Europe Sandy Palma - Honduras Cibersegura - Civil Society Percival Henriquez - ANID - Civil Society - Brazil - Latin America and Caribbean

    Onsite Moderator

    Olga Cavalli

    Online Moderator

    Adrián Carballo

    Rapporteur

    Raitme Citterio

    SDGs

    17. Partnerships for the Goals
    17.1
    17.6

    Targets: 17.1 Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection. The open forum will exchange ideas on how to support developing countries in improving domestic capacity towards cyberdefense. 17.6 Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism. Most of the technologies used in cyberspace, cybersecurity and cyberdefense are from developed economies, in this sense the North-South and South South cooperation are relevant to access information and tools toward enhancing cyberdefense in developing economies.