First UN GGE convened to examine the impact of ICT on security
In 2004, the first UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) was convened to examine the impact of developments in ICT on national security and military affairs, as requested by the UN General Assembly in a December 2003 resolution. Six GGEs have been convened over the years – in 2004/2005, 2009/2010, 2012/2013, 2014/2015, 2016/2017, and 2019/2021. The group – later named GGE on advancing responsible state behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security– can be credited with two major achievements outlining the global agenda and introducing the principle that international law applies to digital space.