Dhaka to join Global Forum on Cyber Expertise

Bangladesh will join a new international "cooperation" platform to promote protection of the internet ecosystem in the developing countries, reports bdnews24.com.

The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GCFE) will be launched at the ongoing global conference on cyber space (GCCS) at The Hague.

 Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali speaking on the first day of the conference Thursday expressed his government's intention to join the forum during the conference.

He reaffirmed Bangladesh's growing stake and interest in "cyber diplomacy" as a foreign policy goal.

He said cyberspace was a new frontier in "our common heritage of mankind" and reiterated Bangladesh's commitment to make it "more inclusive, secure and resilient".

"We wish to work together with all concerned to address the existing gaps in international norms to guide cyber security and safeguard measures," he said at the plenary session.