Question : CYBER SPACE CONFERENCE

(a) whether the Government has participated in the Budapest Cyber Space Conference held recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the position of India on various issues raised therein;

(c) whether the Government seeks more representation to developing countries on the four Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) advisory committees;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of developed nations thereon;

(e) whether the Government has set up / proposes to set up any task force in this regard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI MILIND DEORA)

(a): An Indian delegation led by Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology participated in the Budapest Conference on Cyber Space from 3rd to 5th October, 2012.

(b): The major issues that dominated the conference included the following:

# Capacity Building, Policy implications and drivers.

# Cyber crimes and measures to contain such crimes.

# International law enforcement and cooperation in cyberspace.

#Greater cooperation on all issues related to cyberspace.

(c) and (d): Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has broadly four Advisory Committees namely :


(i) Governmental Advisory Committee

(ii) Security and Stability Advisory Committee

(iii) Root Server System Advisory Committee

(iv) At Large Advisory Committee

India is represented on the Governmental Advisory Committee. No formal request has been made by the Government of India seeking more representation to countries on the Advisory Committee of ICANN.

(e) and (f): Government has sought for constitution of Working Group for enhanced cooperation in line with the Tunis Agenda.