OSCE seems to not be ready to adopt more advanced confidence building measures. Closer cooperation will be more likely within smaller like-minded groups or geographically close states. The electricity and telecommunications sectors urgently need a close public-private partnership and enhanced intergovernmental collaboration to reduce vulnerabilities stemming from cross-border and cross-sector dependencies including agreements on common minimum security standards.
OSCE seems to not be ready to adopt more advanced confidence building measures. Closer cooperation will be more likely within smaller like-minded groups or geographically close states. The electricity and telecommunications sectors urgently need a close public-private partnership and enhanced intergovernmental collaboration to reduce vulnerabilities stemming from cross-border and cross-sector dependencies including agreements on common minimum security standards.
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has, for many years now, been promoting the implementation of confidence building measures (CBMs) aimed at reducing the risk of conflicts stemming from the use of ICT technology. Last December OSCE member states adopted an initial set of 11 CBMs,1 and agreed to explore the development of additional measures. Last week in Vienna 57 OSCE members and 11 partner countries, in collaboration with experts from the private sector, think-tanks and academia, reviewed the existing applications of CBMs and discussed a way forward for further development.
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