Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is accredited to participate in the work of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

BNNRC has been supporting multi-stakeholders in Bangladesh in identifying and advancing ideas about Security and in the use of information and communications technologies and practical actions since 2003.

The first, second and third substantive sessions of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

on the security of and in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) 2021-2025 took place in a challenging geopolitical environment with rising concern over the malicious use of ICTs by State and non-state actors.

At these sessions, States reaffirmed the consensus report of the 2021 OEWG on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security1 and the consensus reports of the 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2021 groups of governmental experts (GGEs).2 States recalled and reaffirmed that the reports of these Groups “recommended 11 voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible State behaviour and recognized that additional norms could be developed over time”, and that “specific confidence-building, capacity-building and cooperation measures were recommended”. States also recalled and reaffirmed that “international law, in particular the Charter of the United Nations is applicable and essential to maintaining peace, security and stability in the ICT environment”.

States also recalled the consensus resolutions of the General Assembly in which States agreed they should be guided in their use of ICTs by the OEWG and GGE reports.4

In recognition that substantive discussions under the OEWG will continue until the completion of its mandate in 2025, this first annual progress report of the Group is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of discussions by States which are ongoing but aims to capture concrete progress made at the OEWG to date, with a focus on the proposals by States as well as next steps of the OEWG.

List of other participating non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC Consultative Status

1. Access Now
2. Association for Progressive Communications
3. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
4. Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
5. DiploFoundation
6. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
7. ICT for Peace Foundation
8. Instituto Igarapé
9. Institute for Security and Safety GmbH
10. International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
11. International Federation of Information Processing
12. Internet Society
13. Media Foundation for West Africa
14. O.N.G. Derechos Digitales
15. Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
16. United States Council for International Business
17. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

List of non-governmental entities accredited to participate in the work of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025

1. Aamin Organization 2. Access Partnership Ltd. 3. Aconite Internet Solutions 4. Agah Pardazan Houshmand (Divar) 5. Ammar Iranian Network and Infrastructure Company 6. Amnpardaz Soft Co. 7. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre 8. Brazilian Internet Steering Committee 9. Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi 10. Center for Coordination of Knowledge, Industry and Market for Cyber Security 11. Centre for Information Technology Law Studies, University of Chile School of Law 12. Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 13. Cyber Justice Watch Institute 14. Developing Capacity 15. European Union Institute for Security Studies 16. Faraz Pajohan 17. Foundation for Media Alternatives 18. Fundación Empresa, Seguridad y Sociedad 19. Fundación Karisma 20. Global Foundation for Cyber Studies and Research 21. Global Internet Governance Academic Network 22. Global Partners Digital 23. Haki Maendeleo 24. Hitachi, Ltd. 25. HiWEB 26. Internet Identity Card 27. India Future Foundation 28. Institute for National Security Strategy 29. Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition 30. Iranian ICT Guild Organization 31. Iranian Society of Cryptology 32. Jokkolabs Banjul 33. Jonction 34. Kenya ICT Network 35. Masyarakat Anti Fitnah Indonesia 36. National Association for International Information Security 37. National Research University Higher School of Economics 38. Now Avaran Fanavaze Pvt. 39. Paris Peace Forum 40. Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales 41. Research Center of Informatics Industries 42. Research ICT Africa 43. Rightel Communication Service Company 44. Safe PC Solutions/Safe PC Cloud 45. School of International Information Security, Institute of Contemporary International Studies 46. School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University 47. Sharif University of Technology 48. Snapp 49. Third Eye Legal 50. University of Pennsylvania 51. University of Valencia 52. Write Pilot 53. Wuhan University School of Law 54. Youth for Privacy