They condemned attempts to use cyberspace and cyber-enabled technologies to undermine international peace and stability
India and Australia on February 12 condemned attempts to use cyberspace and cyber-enabled technologies to undermine international peace and stability as they reaffirmed their commitment to an open, secure, free, peaceful and interoperable cyberspace and technologies that adhere to international law.
A joint statement issued after the talks between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne here said that the two ministers recognised cooperation in the areas of cyber governance, cyber security, capacity building, innovation, digital economy, and cyber and critical technologies as an essential pillar of the India-Australia relationship.
"The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to an open, secure, free, accessible, stable, peaceful, and interoperable cyberspace and technologies that adhere to international law," the statement said.
They condemned attempts to use cyberspace and cyber-enabled technologies to undermine international peace and stability and committed to working cooperatively to strengthen mutual cooperation in various multilateral fora, including the United Nations, in developing international standards, norms and frameworks for cyberspace and critical and emerging technologies, it said.
Both ministers reiterated the importance of diversity, gender equality and women’s empowerment in the design, development and use of cyberspace and technologies.
They reiterated their commitment to secure, resilient and trusted technology and agreed to work together to address the significant threat of malicious cyber activity by state and non-state actors.
They acknowledged the importance of the security and resilience of telecommunications networks and the need to work closely with each other to protect next generation telecommunications networks, including 5G and 6G.
They emphasised the integral role of cyber and cyber-enabled critical technologies in fostering sustainable dev ..
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