Second Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue
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Second Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue | DFAT
Joint statement
3 August 2018
Jakarta
The second Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue was held in Jakarta on 3 August 2018.
The Dialogue again demonstrated the value of close discussion, cooperation and
collaboration on cyber issues.
Australia and Indonesia discussed the full range of cyber affairs issues including cyber threat
perceptions, views on multilateral cyber policy discussions, responses to malicious cyber
activity, and the development of national policies and legislation. Recalling the 2017 Joint
Statement between The Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia, Australia and Indonesia discussed their shared interests in an open, free and
secure Internet that supports economic growth and innovation.
Australia and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to promote international stability for
cyberspace based on existing international law, voluntary and non-binding norms of
responsible behaviour, practical confidence building measures, and cooperative capacity
building.
The Dialogue discussed the 2013 and 2015 reports of the UN Group of Governmental
Experts on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context
of international security (UNGGE). Australia and Indonesia reaffirmed that existing
international law applies to states' activities in cyberspace and that the UN Charter applies to
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