UNIDIR and Thailand advance national implementation of UN cyber norms

From 8-10 July, UNIDIR, together with Thailand’s Office of the National Security Council (NSC), National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), convened a workshop in Bangkok on the national implementation of the UN norms of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace, with support from Global Affairs Canada.

Held at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the workshop brought together representatives from across the Government of Thailand to explore practical approaches for translating international commitments into national policies, institutional processes and operational practices. It builds on a series of similar bilateral trainings UNIDIR has already delivered in Thailand and across the region in Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Philippines.

UNIDIR has worked with Thailand for several years to support the development of cyber resilience. In May 2025, a joint cyber capacity-building and policy training featured an interactive tabletop exercise simulating a major ICT incident. The objective was to test national coordination, decision-making, and response arrangements.

This exercise helped identify a number of practical actions to strengthen cyber resilience.

UNIDIR and Thailand then worked together to develop a national roadmap to address priority issues in greater depth, and support implementation of specific elements of the UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace.

Co-developing implementation-focused support

As a part of this broader initiative, in July 2026 UNIDIR in collaboration with the NSC, NCSA and MFA designed a follow up workshop tailored specifically to Thailand’s priorities and institutional context. The training focused on translating select elements of the UN framework into national policies, processes and practices suited to Thailand’s specific context.