MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION
BETWEEN
THE NATIONAL CYBER ADVISORY BOARD OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM
AND
KEIDANREN (JAPAN BUSINESS FEDERATION)
ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN CYBER
The National Cyber Advisory Board of the United Kingdom and Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
(hereinafter referred to individually as a “Participant” and collectively as the “Participants”);
Recognising the centrality of a “whole of system” approach and public-private partnership for an
inclusive and engaged national and international dialogue on cyber;
Committing to a cyberspace that is free, fair, and secure, adheres with international law, maximises
opportunities for economic growth and realises Society 5.0 for UN Sustainable Development Goals and
Data Free Flow with Trust;
Seeking to ensure a Free and Open Indo-Pacific; build on the enhanced global strategic partnership
between the UK and Japan as outlined in the Hiroshima Accord: an Enhanced Japan-UK Global
Strategic Partnership; and deliver on the UK-Japan Cyber Partnership and the Memorandum of
cooperation on people-to-people exchanges;
Have reached the following recognition.
Paragraph 1
Purpose
1. The purpose of this Memorandum of Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as the “MoC”) is to
deepen public-private partnerships in cyber between the UK and Japan.
Paragraph 2
Areas of cooperation
Participants will cooperate in the following areas:
1. Building on the first "Japan-UK Cyber Partnership Mission" held in January 2024, convene regular
engagements to deepen the Participants collaboration, share updates on national approaches and
discuss current and emerging trends in cyberspace.
2. Develop and improve board of directors awareness on the need for cyber resilience, including
supply chain protection.
3. Identify solutions to the cyber skills shortage with a focus on professionalisation, best practice
recruitment and targeted training support for entry level talent.