Description: This session will bring together government representatives, global organizations, and technical experts to discuss the state of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the importance of collaboration to ensure devices are secured and network resiliency is enhanced. There are currently several multistakeholder processes to enhance IoT security being carried out around the world in order to create and implement best practices and recommendations.
A representative from Canada, which will be in the implementation stage of its process, will discuss why the government partnered with the Internet Society and others to lead this initiative, the best practices and recommendations the multistakeholder group created, and what is being done to implement those recommendations.
A representative from Uruguay, which will be in the beginning stages of its own multistakeholder process, will discuss why they decided to carry out this process, what key outcomes they are working towards, and how they are including global perspectives in the work.
Other panel participants will discuss their own frameworks for IoT security, how they differ or are similar to those developed through the multistakeholder process, and how they are working together to harmonize their differences, including through the Global IoT Security Policy Platform.
This Platform has brought together representatives from government agencies across the globe (including in North and South America, Europe, and Africa) to address the challenges to the Internet ecosystem both by the rising threat of IoT security breaches and network resiliency risks, but also by the multitude of frameworks being promulgated across the globe.
This session will serve as an opportunity for those involved in multistakeholder processes and global collaboration initiatives around the world to discuss their work and the things they have learned from each other. It will also provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions about the processes and learn about opportunities to engage, including by creating their own multistakeholder processes at home with support from the Global IoT Security Policy Platform.
Expected Outcomes: As a result of this session, participants will be able to participate in global, high-level discussions regarding IoT security. It will provide a platform to highlight the work done to date by a variety of stakeholders, solicit feedback on that work, identify new potential partners, and identify future opportunities for collaboration.