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market access while recognising the legitimate interest of Governments in assessing the security of these products. 12l. The commitment to keep our markets open and to fight protectionism while standing firm against all unfair trade practices. 12m. The need to improve cybersecurity for the effective protection of citizens and business. 12n. The support of the greater use of ICTs worldwide to contribute to addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). INCLUSIVENESS: FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH 13. The first Key Policy Priority set by the G7 Leaders is Inclusiveness. Approaches for SME competitiveness and inclusiveness in the NPR 14. The Next Production Revolution provides outstanding opportunities for SMEs: the increasing pervasiveness of digital technologies has enabled new businesses and the commercialisation of new ideas, lowering entry barriers and freeing up resources for knowledge-based investments. Digital technologies, in particular the daily expanding e-commerce opportunities, facilitate greater access to international markets, allow enhanced market intelligence, ease SMEs participation in global value chains and connect them with a broader customer base. Digital technologies also improve logistics, and make it possible to deliver products and services, and to complete transactions and payments in a cheaper, faster and more efficient manner6. Small digital enterprises tend to grow faster than non-digital ones, and digitalisation is strongly correlated with successful start-ups and firm growth7. 15. Despite the benefits of digitalization, SMEs and particularly microenterprises generally lag behind in the digital transition compared with larger firms, hampering their ability to innovate and to integrate into global value chains. 6 OECD (2016), "Economic and Social Benefits of Internet Openness", OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 257, OECD Publishing, Paris. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlwqf2r97g5-en 7 OECD estimates from DynEmp v.2 database G7 ICT and Industry Ministerial Meeting 2017│ MAKING THE NEXT PRODUCTION REVOLUTION INCLUSIVE, OPEN AND SECURE 5

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G7 ICT and Industry Ministers' Declaration: Making the Next Production Revolution Inclusive, Open and Secure

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Intergovernmental Organisation

Group of Seven (G7)

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Policy-Related Documents: Communications

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Cyber Crime
Data Protection
Economy and Finance
Gender
Human & Digital Rights
International Cooperation
Public-Private Partnership
Risk Mitigation and Management
Sustainable Development
Training and Education

Summary

Adopted as an outcome document of the G7 Industry and ICT Ministerial Meeting in Taormina, Italy
Provides the vision and a set of guiding principles for making the Next Production Revolution inclusive, open and secure, including:
- The opposition to the generally applicable policies that require access to or transfer of source code of mass market software as a condition of market access while recognising the legitimate interest of Governments in assessing the security of these products
- The need to improve cybersecurity for the effective protection of citizens and business
Highlights:
- the importance of cyber-security for businesses, in particular for SMEs, based on the promotion of company leadership awareness, an effective risk-based management and security by design approaches as a foundation for trust and confidence in the digital environment
- the efficient protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
Acknowledges that the cyber risks are concerns shared by the business community, and present an opportunity to adopt robust risk-management practices
For industry, governments and civil society, stresses the importance of considering a variety of approaches, such as security by design, risk management practices, market-relevant conformity assessments and appropriate security evaluation processes, and enhancing security throughout the value chain, while supporting innovation
Emphasizes the needs to strengthen the efforts to improve risk management, notably for SMEs, for greater digital security for business
Underlines the importance of encouraging Governments and industry to work together in order to exchange best practices on tackling cyber threats

Source Link 1: http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/ict/2017-ict-declaration.html

Source Link 2: http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/ict/2017-G7-ICT-Declaration.pdf

Year Published: 2017

Date Published: Sep 26, 2017

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