CYBERCRIME Enhance diplomatic dialogue and international information sharing on cybercrime Australia is committed to collaborating with international partners to fight cybercrime collectively. Working together at the diplomatic and operational levels is critical to ensuring that cybercriminals have limited opportunities to exploit cyberspace for malicious purposes. DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE High-level diplomatic engagement between Australia and its international partners on cybercrime helps generate common understanding and facilitate closer cooperation between counterparts. Cybercrime discussions are prioritised in Australia’s diplomatic engagements. Cybercrime was made a permanent agenda item for the Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council on Law and Security in February 2017, and was a prominent agenda item at the first Australia-China High Level Security Dialogue in April 2017. Australia also engages actively on the issue in multilateral contexts such as the Pacific Islands Forum, ASEAN Regional Forum and East Asia Summit. Australia and China ‘will work together to counter malicious cyber actors, Internet distribution of child sex abuse material, e-mail scams and other transnational cybercrime activities, as well as to identify through consultation key incidents and carry out joint law enforcements’. Joint Statement Australia-China High-Level Security Dialogue, Sydney 2017 PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON CYBERCRIME The international and multi-stakeholder nature of cyberspace necessitates broad engagement with global and private sector partners in the fight against cybercrime. The Ambassador for Cyber Affairs will lead delegations to participate in international public-private sector conversations, for example the 2017 INTERPOL World Conference in Singapore. These opportunities promote Australia’s cyber security industry and its positive contribution to the global fight against cybercrime. 41