GC3B 2025
To elevate cyber capacity building discussions onto the global governance and development agendas, the second edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) will take place on 14-15 May 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by the Government of Switzerland with the support of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE).
Program pillars
The 2025 program is organized into three pillars – Rethink, Evolve, and Anticipate – aimed at indicating future solutions and approaches for strengthening cyber capacity building through international multistakeholder cooperation. With inspiring keynotes, engaging panel discussions, roundtables and workshops, the GC3B aims to mobilize resources for cyber capacity building and provide actionable insights that enhance international cooperation.
Building on the Accra Call - the GC3B 2023 outcome document
The GC3B 2025 aims to drive actions in line with the Accra Call, the outcome document of the GC3B 2023 which consists of a set of actions that promote cyber capacity building and support broader sustainable development goals.
Participants will convene to coordinate strategies, share best practices and resources to support countries in strengthening their digital foundations and pursue the objectives of the Accra Call through their own internal processes and mandates. The GC3B will also provide a venue for taking stock of the Accra Call pledges and (through its subsequent editions) will periodically bring stakeholders together to assess progress and set the path forward.
Three pillars of the GC3B 2025
1 Rethink - Cyber in and for development
How to integrate cybersecurity with international cooperation to ensure protection of digital investments and to support sustainable development?
2 Evolve - Next generation cyber capacity building
How should cyber capacity building approaches and tools evolve to be more demand-driven, improve effectiveness, promote inclusivity, and reinforce locally sustained change?
3 Anticipate - New tech frontiers for cyber capacity building
How can emerging technologies impact cyber resilience, and how can related capacity needs, skills’ demands, and security risks be anticipated and addressed through cyber capacity building?