private sector participation --- The presence and inclusion of the private sector into discussions on norms and CBMs is a strategically great idea. However, if the major Tech Companies seek to open another grouping in an effort to develop "new" norms, this could be undermining the efforts of the existing working groups - BIG TECHs like Microsoft does not necessarily need to form new working groups but join existing structures to lend their technical expertise otherwise we will end up with a multiplicity of working groups duplicating or overlapping each other's work.

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm