international focus will be required in order to make a national digital society robust. Global networking is a central element of such a cyber security strategy. Today international organisations make intensive efforts to ensure that the fundamental values of our society (such as the right to privacy or the protection of personal data) are also effectively upheld online. It is only through comprehensive and active participation in international processes that Austria will be able to develop the cyber security expertise required to create the necessary trust and safety in using digitally networked structures. Strategic objective: Participation of the public sector in international organisations regarding the subject “cyber security” will be institutionalised and become mandatory. In addition, the participation of private-sector interest representations in international associations will need to be encouraged by means of publics-sector incentive systems. International findings and recommendations will be taken into account in national processes. Joint development of international strategies to protect fundamental transnational rights in the use of digital information and communication: Austria’s fundamental values relating to the use of digital information and communication as well as of digital networks (e.g. free, unlimited Internet access and freedom of expression on the Internet) are advocated and implemented in international forums. Active participation in transnational cyber exercises: Austria will be actively involved in planning the most important international cyber exercises and will also take part in them. The experience gained in such international exercises will be applied directly to national exercises. : Measures Active participation of the public administration in international cyber security developments (OSCE, OSCD, EU, NATO, …) Promoting the participation of the private sector in international cyber security events and developments Establishing bilateral and multilateral networks to counter Internet threats: Cyber security partnerships and networks (e.g. CERT networks), intensive networking in the German-speaking area (Germany, Austria and Switzerland, referred to as “DACH”) and bilateral cyber security relations with all neighbouring countries; participating more actively in international organisations to establish cyber security networks. 13