; and (B) to strengthen the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of partner countries; (2) advance the provision of digital government services (e-government) that, to the greatest extent possible, promote transparency, lower business costs, and expand citizens’ access to public services and public information; and (3) develop robust cybersecurity partnerships to— (A) promote the inclusion of components and architectures in information and communications technology (ICT) supply chains from participants in initiatives that adhere to high-quality security and reliability standards; (B) share best practices to mitigate cyber threats to critical infrastructure from ICT architectures by technology providers with close ties to, or that are susceptible to pressure from, governments or security services without reliable legal checks on governmental powers; (C) effectively respond to cybersecurity threats, including state-sponsored threats