A recognition of the importance of open and secure internet access as an enabler for
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;
A commitment to share knowledge on skills initiatives in cyber security;
A recognition that cyberspace can promote inclusiveness in the delivery of services
offered through digital governance.
2.
Main Areas of Cooperation
India and the United Kingdom seek to cooperate in the following main areas:
1) Exchanging information and strategies for effective cyber security incident
management and threat response;
2) Exchanging, in a timely manner, information relating to cyber security incidents,
exchanging analytical products on cyber security where possible and mutual response
to cyber security incidents;
3) Promoting cooperation in the fields of cyber security-related research and
development; cyber security standards and security testing, including accreditation
process; and cyber security product development, including further consultations on
such issues;
4) Elaborating and implementing practical measures that contribute to the security of
ICT infrastructure on a voluntary and mutual basis;
5) Continuing to promote cooperation between law enforcement agencies to combat
cybercrime including through enhancing dialogue and developing enabling processes
and procedures, and setting up consultations as needed;
6) Promoting the applicability of international law, including the UN Charter, to
responsible state behaviour in cyberspace and further exploring how it applies to state
conduct in cyberspace;
7) Promoting voluntary norms of responsible state behaviour in peacetime, including the
norms identified by the UN Group of Governmental Experts in the Field of Information
and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security;
8) Developing a common and shared understanding of international cyber stability, and
destabilising cyber activity;
9) Discussing and sharing strategies to promote the integrity of the supply chain to
enhance user confidence in the security of ICT products and services;
10) Sharing experience of working to promote cyber security in the private sector;
11) Promoting and supporting industrial and academic cooperation on cyber security;
12) Promoting the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance;
13) Continuing our dialogue and engagement in Internet governance fora, including
ICANN, IGF and other venues, and to support active participation by all the
stakeholders of the two countries in these fora;
14) Pursuing cooperation in formal dialogue and coordination in international forums
such as the ITU, CSTD and the CTO.