Dear GKD Members, List Members have often discussed the importance of cyber-security as a key element of using ICT for development. Cyber-Security is essential for developing countries to engage in e-commerce and actively join the global economy. It is crucial to providing reliable access and online services in education, health and other areas. It protects users from criminal online activity.
Yet crucial questions arise in establishing cyber-security. How can we set up measures to secure financial transactions while preserving freedom of access? How do we provide law enforcement with information they need, while preventing government's use of information in ways that infringe on human rights? We ask GKD members to tackle these and other thorny questions as part of a four-week focus on Cyber-Security and International Development, beginning 20 September 2004. This focused discussion follows on a DOT-COM/InterAction Speaker Series session, "Cyber-Security Issues in International Development Environments" (16 September 2004) and is sponsored by the DOT-COM Alliance. The aim of the focused discussion is to: * Examine the impact of cyber-security on international development, e.g., economic growth, government services, opportunities for private citizens * Identify concrete policies, strategies, and tools that counter threats to cyber-security for developing countries * Share cases, success stories, failures, and lessons learned * Learn about partnerships that help meet the challenge of establishing cyber-security * Develop recommendations for governments, donors, businesses, and NGOs A White Paper citing the cases, projects, experiences, and recommendations presented by GKD members will be widely circulated throughout the development community. The discussion agenda will focus on four themes: * Week 1: Cyber-security and Human Rights (9/20 - 9/24) * Week 2: Cyber-security and E-commerce (9/27 - 10/1) * Week 3: Legal Infrastructure and Cyber-terrorism (10/4 - 10/8) * Week 4: New Threats...and Security Measures...On the Horizon (10/11 - 10/15) ***WORLD WIDE WEB SITES FOR THE DISCUSSION*** The DOT-COM Alliance website provides information about GKD's Cyber-Security discussion, the DOT-COM/Interaction Speaker Series, and other projects using ICT to support development: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/ The DOT-COM Archive of this discussion (as of September 20th) is available at: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/archive.html More information about the InterAction ICT Initiative can be obtained at: http://www.interaction.org/ict The GKD database provides an easy way to search messages of this and other GKD discussions: http://www.GKDknowledge.org For further information, please contact: Barbara Fillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian King [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Brodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
