From August 9, 2022, the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security will start High Level Dialogues for solutions for peace and security in the Age of Global Enlightenment. Boston Global Forum leaders such as Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan,...
Confronting Reality in Cyberspace: Foreign Policy for a Fragmented Internet
“The era of the global internet is over,” writes the Council for Foreign Relations in its latest Independent Task Force report. “The vision of an open, reliable, and secure global network has not been achieved and is unlikely to be realized. As a result, the internet...
The Global Alliance for Digital Governance supports building the Geopolitics of Digital Standards
The Cyber Project of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School launched the report “The Geopolitics of Digital Standards,” by Sophie Faaborg-Andersen and Lindsay Temes. The Global Alliance for Digital Governance supports its...
Speech of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: “Security in Cyberspace”
To pay tribute to Prime Minister Abe, Boston Global Forum republishes his speech from the first Global Cybersecurity Day: (Excerpts of Prime Minister Abe’s speech at Boston Global Forum Conference, December 12, 2015.) “Ensuring security in cyberspace – cybersecurity –...
Canada: Federal Government Introduces New Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI Legislation
Last week, the federal government introduced two pieces of legislation proposing major privacy, cybersecurity and data governance reforms. The first, Bill C-26, would enact the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA), which aims to protect critical cyber systems...
India promotes cyber-guidelines for peace in the digital domain
At the initiative of the United States, the United Nations Security Council held a briefing on May 23 on the use of digital technologies in maintaining international peace and security. Among the compelling statements made was that of the Permanent Representative of...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh says “Vietnam need to get support in education in cybersecurity”
On may 14, 2022, at Harvard Kennedy School, the Ash Center’s Vietnam Program hosted a discussion with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Vietnam’s economic development strategy. Following his remarks, the Vietnam Program hosted an expert panel to respond to...
Cyber Defense: From the Russia-Ukraine Battleground to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes
On Thursday, April 21st, the Boston Global Forum and the Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG) co-hosted the High-Level Dialog: Cyber Defense: From the Russia-Ukraine Battleground to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes. Part of a series of events intended...