Hague to host Cyberspace conference

The Foreign Secretary, William Hague will host the London Conference on Cyberspace starting on 1 November. Governments, international organisations, NGOs and businesses from across the world will be attending.  The conference will start to address how all of these key actors in cyberspace can maintain the economic and social benefits of the internet and guard against the criminal and security threats posed in cyberspace. According to the FCO press release on Monday, which “Arabstoday” has obtained a copy of, the Foreign Secretary said while speaking ahead of the conference:  “How to ensure we can all reap the benefits of a safe and secure cyberspace for generations to come is one of the greatest challenges we face.  The response does not lie in the hands of any one government or country but it is too important to be left to chance.  This needs to be a collective endeavour, involving all those who have a stake in cyberspace.  The ideas and proposals we hope to emerge from the conference will develop into the ‘London Agenda’ – an inclusive and focused approach to help us realise the enormous potential cyberspace offers for a more prosperous, safe and open networked world.”