| NOTAS: | "This volume draws from papers presented at the conference Closing the Gap ? Responsibility in Cyberspace: Narratives and Practice, organized in June 2022 at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Belgium, by Leiden University, as part of the EU Cyber Direct project. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners from governments, academic institutions, technology companies, and civil society organisations around the world. Drawing on academic and policy frameworks, papers presented at the conference explored whether and how global, regional, and national narratives on responsible state behaviour in cyberspace have translated into practice. Several papers offer prescriptive solutions to bridge narrative and practice, where gaps exist. The conference also hosted roundtables inviting experts from around the world, especially the Global South, to reflect on and improve various aspects of EU cyber diplomacy. These roundtables also saw stakeholders share ideas and experience on how to engage policymakers more effectively, and make cyber diplomacy more inclusive in the process. Closing the Gap 2022 was conceived as a platform to facilitate exchange of perspectives from different stakeholders involved in UN cybersecurity negotiations, serving both as a neutral venue where state and non-state stakeholders could interact freely, and as a feeder process to those same UN discussions. The conference will return next year." |
