Request for Consultation

This public comment procedure seeks to solicit comments and obtain additional feedback on the proposed norms of the Norm Package Singapore, issued by the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) in November 2018.

Norm Proposal

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today announced the release of its new Norm Package, featuring six new global norms to help promote the peaceful use of cyberspace.

Call to Protect the Public Core of the Internet, Norm Proposal

A working group of the GCSC conducted a broad survey of experts on communications infrastructure and cyber defense to assess which infrastructures were deemed most worthy of protection. Accordingly, the Commission defines the phrase “the public core of the Internet” to include packet routing and forwarding, naming and numbering systems, the cryptographic mechanisms of security and identity, and physical transmission media.

Contribution from the Research Advisory Group

The briefing and memos included in this issue were developed by independent researchers working within the GCSC Research Advisory Group. The papers included here were submitted to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) in order to support its deliberations in Bratislava in May in 2018.  

Norm Proposal

Bratislava, May 23, 2018 - The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) decided to advocate a prohibition on the disruption of elections through cyber attacks on the technical infrastructure that supports elections.

Thought Piece

Prepared by Sean Kanuck, January 2018.
This thought piece is prepared for the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) to (a) facilitate its understanding of critical cyber security issues related to protecting the democratic institutions necessary to conduct free and fair elections, and (b) identify key topics that may be suitable for further research commissioned by the GCSC.

Thought Piece

Prepared by Wolfgang Kleinwachter, January 2018. Can the Helsinki Process of the 1970s be a Source of Inspiration to Enhance Stability in Cyberspace?

Contribution from the Research Advisory Group

The briefings and memos included in this issue were developed by independent researchers working within the GCSC Research Advisory Group. The papers included here were submitted to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) in order to support its deliberations in New Delhi in November 2017.

Request for Proposals

As a result of the Commission Meeting in Delhi the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) issued a set of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for four research projects. The deliverable product is a report that upholds to the standards of an academic journal to inform the deliberations of the Commission Meeting in May 2018. […]

Norm Proposal

NEW DELHI, Nov. 21, 2017, The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today released a call to action by all Internet stakeholders to safeguard the general availability and integrity of the Internet. GCSC Commissioners issued a “Call to Protect the Public Core of the Internet“. The declaration urges state and non-state actors to […]

Request for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) [CLOSED]: As a result of the First Full GCSC Meeting in Tallinn, the Commission issued a set of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the first Research Project on the Public Core of the Internet. This project consists of five lots: 1A – Defining the Public core of the Internet 1B – Identifying Internet-Accessible Critical […]

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