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Australia has entered into a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with the United Kingdom to help shape a positive technology environment and maintain an internet that is open, free, peaceful and secure.
On 20 January 2022, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne welcomed UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Minister for Women and Equalities Elizabeth Truss to Australia for the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN).
During the meeting, the two leaders signed the partnership in a ceremony hosted by Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Tobias Feakin.
Given the significant impact that new technologies have had on both of the countries, cooperation on cyber security and critical technologies has become an essential part of the modern UK-Australia relationship.
The Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership sees Australia’s commitment to working with international partners in challenging malign actors who use technology to undermine freedom and democracy.
Minister Payne stated that they will intensify cooperation and delivery around shared opportunities and challenges regarding cyber and critical technology policy through deepened cooperation around four pillars:
The Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership brings a practical, value-driven approach to making the most of opportunities in cyberspace and critical tech while imposing greater costs on malign actors who would digitally attack the region’s prosperity and security.
Under the Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership, the two countries will be pushing for these initiatives:
Australia and the UK share the goal that technology is used to uphold and protect liberal democratic values, and to benefit our societies, economies and national security.
This article was first published on Public Spectrum
Eliza Sayon is an experienced writer who specialises in corporate and government communications. She is the content producer for Public Spectrum, an online knowledge-based platform for and about the Australian public sector.
