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Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2016

SIPRI Yearbook 2016

II. Cybersecurity: a precondition to sustainable information and communication technology-enabled human development

Chapter:
10. Information and communication technology, cybersecurity and human development
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2016
Author(s):
Vincent Boulanin

Access to information and communication technology (ICT) creates new capabilities and opportunities for human development; at the same time, ICT also constitutes a powerful new medium for various kinds of illicit, anti-social and threatening activities that can put human development at risk.1 There is a growing understanding that initiatives supporting greater access to ICT in the developing world (often grouped under the term ‘ICT for development’, ICT4D) need to integrate cybersecurity considerations in order to be effective and sustainable.2

Citation (MLA):
Boulanin, Vincent. "10. Information and communication technology, cybersecurity and human development." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 2 Dec. 2023. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-010-div1-072.xml>.
Citation (APA):
Boulanin, V. (2016). 10. Information and communication technology, cybersecurity and human development. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 Dec. 2023, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-010-div1-072.xml
Citation (Chicago):
Boulanin, Vincent. "10. Information and communication technology, cybersecurity and human development." In SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 2 Dec. 2023, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-010-div1-072.xml
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