45. To realise this vision we will pursue
five strategic goals. Each aims to
bolster our national strength in one of
the five dimensions of cyber power,
and collectively they aim to enhance
our ability to uphold a cyberspace that
reflects our values and interests. These
five goals – or pillars – form a strategic
framework to guide our activity, and Part
2 sets out the actions we will take to
2025 under each one.
•
Pillar 1: Strengthening the UK
cyber ecosystem, investing in our
people and skills and deepening the
partnership between government,
academia and industry
•
Pillar 2: Building a resilient and
prosperous digital UK, reducing
cyber risks so businesses can
maximise the economic benefits of
digital technology and citizens are
secure online and confident that their
data is protected
•
Pillar 3: Taking the lead in the
technologies vital to cyber power,
building our industrial capability and
developing frameworks to secure
future technologies
•
Pillar 4: Advancing UK global
leadership and influence for a
more secure, prosperous and
open international order, working
with government and industry
partners and sharing the expertise
that underpins UK cyber power
•
Pillar 5: Detecting, disrupting
and deterring our adversaries
to enhance UK security in and
through cyberspace, making more
integrated, creative and routine use
of the UK’s full spectrum of levers
46. These goals are intended to be
mutually reinforcing. For example,
achieving higher levels of cyber security
and resilience domestically will be a
necessary foundation for a more active
stance internationally. In turn, our global
supply chains and the threats we face
from overseas mean we will not be
able to assure our own security without
more actively shaping the behaviour of
international actors. And our ability to
influence global debates on cyberspace,
the internet and technology will rely
on maintaining our technical edge and
building an innovation ecosystem that
generates genuine advantage in the
technologies that matter most.
47. Central to our vision is the
promotion of a free, open, peaceful
and secure cyberspace. Our strategic
focus on cyber power is not about
stoking conflict or setting the UK
up to win a zero-sum game. As the
Integrated Review identifies, a world in
which open societies and economies
can flourish is the best guarantor of
our future prosperity, sovereignty and
security. The UK will work with likeminded nations to promote our shared
values of openness and democracy,
pursuing a responsible, democratic
approach to cyber power. This
means that in working towards these
five strategic goals we will apply the
following principles:
•
We will prioritise the ability of
citizens and businesses to operate
in cyberspace safely and securely
so they can maximise the economic
and societal benefits of digital
technology and exercise their legal
and democratic rights
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