Peru Joins Paris Tender

France announced that the Government of Peru has joined its initiative Appeal of Paris for the trust and security in cyberspace after the Embassy of Peru in that country formally informed the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the country Peruvian support to said call.The initiative was launched by French President Emmanuel Macrn within the framework of the Forum for Internet Governance which was held in Paris from November 12 to 14 2018 together with the GovTech Summit dedicated to improving public policies and extend democratic practices thanks to new technologies addressing issues of transport health safety development digital governance and citizen participation and the section New Technologies where projects and initiatives for global governance were presented around peace and security environment development inclusive economy and new technologies.The signatories consider it necessary to regulate the activities on the web in which not only States participate but also the private sector and civil society given that cyberspace is a place of opportunities but also of new threats. Cyber crime and the development of criminal activities can endanger people and strategic infrastructures for the life of States.The Paris Appeal seeks to respond to what France and the rest of the signatories consider a priority that States and other international actors including civil society associate in the defense of the rights of the people and count on protection on the internet just as it happens in the physical world.Likewise the commitments of the States and other actors that supported this Call are Recognize the responsibility of the private sector in improving the confidence security and stability of cyberspace collaborating among governments the private sector and civil society to create new cybersecurity standards intensify prevention and resilience to online criminal activities and condemn them protect the accessibility and integrity of the internet cooperate to prevent possible interference in electoral processes fight jointly against the infringement of intellectual property rights through the internet prevent the proliferation of criminal programs and techniques increase the security of digital products and services as well as the cyberhigiene of all usersIt should be noted that the Call has so far the support of more than 300 actors including 51 States from different regions mainly European. In Latin America Colombia Chile and Mexico have joined this initiative the three partners of our country in the Pacific Alliance. Among the almost one hundred private organizations are also universities research centers and foundations such as the Center for European Policy Studies the Canadian Cybersecurity Institute the Atlantic Council the WEF and ASBANC.