The outbreak of war in Israel-Palestine in October 2023 added another layer of complexity to the global security landscape, further emphasizing the critical role of ICTs in both conflict and peacebuilding. [...] This year also witnessed ICT4Peace’s continued commitment to fostering responsible state behavior in cyberspace and advocating for the ethical use of technology, particularly in the realm of private security services, and continued its work to better understand and mitigate the complex challenges posed by the digital landscape in conflict and post-conflict settings. [...] Our statement to the UN in December 2023 highlighting the externality costs of dis/informationsought to highlight some of the underlying drivers as well as offer some recommendations for mitigating and recouping some of the costs. [...] Following the Summit of Djerba, the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) – upon proposal by Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis – created an executive working group responsible for formulating operational proposals to strengthen the action of the Francophonie in the digital field (GTEN). [...] Looking ahead to 2024, we are energized to continue our engagement on the multilateral front, particularly in light of the evolving cyber landscape shaped by conflicts like the one in Israel-Palestine and in Russia-Ukraine.
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