{"id":573,"date":"2013-05-20T11:21:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2015-06-30T00:32:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T04:32:09","slug":"wtsa_58","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wsis\/wtsa\/wtsa-2012\/wtsa_58\/","title":{"rendered":"WTSA Resolution 58"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WTSA RESOLUTION 58 (Rev. Dubai, 2012)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Encouraging the creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries<\/span><\/h4>\n

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Dubai, 2012),<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • considering<\/span>\n
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    • that Resolution 123 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of the Plenipotentiary Conference instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the three Bureaux to work closely with each other in pursuing initiatives that assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • recognizing<\/span>\n
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      • a) the highly satisfactory results obtained by the regional approach within the framework of Resolution 54 (Rev. Dubai, 2012) of this assembly;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • b) the increasing level of computer use and computer dependency in information and communication technologies (ICT) within developing countries;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • c) the increasing attacks and threat on ICT networks through computers;<\/span><\/li>\n
      • d) the work carried out by the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) under Question 22\/1 of ITU-D Study Group 1 on this subject,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • noting<\/span>\n
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        • a) that there is still a low level of computer emergency preparedness within many countries, particularly developing countries;<\/span><\/li>\n
        • b) that the high level of interconnectivity of ICT networks could be affected by the launch of an attack from networks of the less-prepared nations, which are mostly the developing countries;<\/span><\/li>\n
        • c) the importance of having an appropriate level of computer emergency preparedness in all countries;<\/span><\/li>\n
        • d) the need for establishment of computer incident response teams (CIRTs) on a national basis and the importance of coordination within and among the regions,<\/span><\/li>\n
        • e) the work of Study Group 17 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) in the area of national CIRTs, particularly for developing countries, and cooperation between them, as contained in the outputs of the study group,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • bearing in mind<\/span>\n
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          • that well-functioning CIRTs in developing countries will serve to improve the level of developing countries’ participation in world computer emergency response activities and contribute to achieving an effective global ICT infrastructure,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • resolves<\/span>\n
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            • to support the creation of national CIRTs in Member States where CIRTs are needed and are currently absent,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, in collaboration with the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau<\/span>\n
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              • 1 to identify best practices to establish CIRTs;<\/span><\/li>\n
              • 2 to identify where CIRTs are needed;<\/span><\/li>\n
              • 3 to collaborate with international experts and bodies to establish national CIRTs;<\/span><\/li>\n
              • 4 to provide support, as appropriate, within existing budgetary resources;<\/span><\/li>\n
              • 5 to facilitate collaboration between national CIRTs, such as capacity building and exchange of information, within an appropriate framework,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • invites the Member States<\/span>\n
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                • 1 to consider the creation of a national CIRT as a high priority;<\/span><\/li>\n
                • 2 to collaborate with other Member States and with Sector Members,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • invites Member States and Sector Members<\/span>\n
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                  • to cooperate closely with ITU-T and ITU-D in this regard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n