• Agenda and Annotated Agenda (PDF)

 

13 September
08:00 am – 09:15 am	Registration of delegates

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The Dutch may become the first in Europe to use Skype and other web-based services on smartphones for no extra charge. On 22 June, the Dutch Parliament passed a law stopping mobile operators from blocking or charging extra for voice calling done via the net.

Panelists

Moderator: 

Andy Richardson, Information Specialist, Inter-Parliamentary Union

Panelists: 

Marco Obiso, Coordinator, Inter-Sectoral Activities, ITU

Gillian Murray, Chief, Conference Support Section, Focal Point for Cybercrime, UNODC

Frederick Wamala, Research Associate/Cybersecurity Advisor, Department of Management, Information Systems and Innovation Group, London School of Economics

The absence of an internationally-agreed legal framework hampers the fight against cybercrime. This session will examine the existing mechanisms for international coordination on cyber-security and discuss options for inter-parliamentary cooperation on and support to the cyber-security agenda.

Panelists

Moderator: 

Sebastiaan von Solms, Professor, Academy for Information Technology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Panelists: 

Michael Mukuka, Principal Clerk (ICT), Member of the National Working Group on Cybersecurity, National Assembly of Zambia

Zondol Hersesse, President of the Constitutional Laws Committee, National Assembly of Cameroon

Marco Gercke, Director, Cybercrime Research Institute

Law-making in specialized parliamentary committees, oversight over regulatory bodies and scrutiny on governmental actions, targeted hearings and investigations, and representations of citizens and businesses concerns are some of the options available to parliaments to enhance cyber-security. The session will review a few practices carried out by legislatures around the world to respond to the cyber-security challenges and their effectiveness.

Companies that run critical U.S. industries such as power plants would get government incentives to make sure their systems are secure from computer-based attacks, the White House said, detailing its broad proposal to beef up the country's cybersecurity.

The PlayStation Network drama is still unfolding, and it's uncommonly suspenseful. But the basic issue — big companies failing to adequately secure consumer information from hack attacks — is far from unique.

• Report of the Fourth Parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society: The Triple Challenge of Cyber-Security: Information, Citizens and Infrastructure

Contributions by participants

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15:00 - 15:30	Inaugural Session

The Parliamentary Forum “The Triple Challenge of Cyber-Security: Information, Citizens and Infrastructure” was the fourth meeting of Members of Parliament focusing on issues relating to the Information Society organized within the framework of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament.
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Speeches and presentations

Parliamentary Forum Documents

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