DIGITAL TRADE AUSTRALIA WILL: 1.01 Advocate for further digital trade liberalisation and facilitation through free trade agreements and participation in the WTO, OECD, APEC and G20 HARMONISE STANDARDS An enabling environment for digital trade requires clear standards. Australia’s interests in the development of standards is discussed in the Cyber Security chapter. However, developing these standards in isolation will not achieve the desired outcome. Standards need to be harmonised between countries to improve the conditions for global digital trade by making it easier to do business across borders. Just like global trade rules, international standards need to be industry-led and technology-neutral. In particular, Australia supports the development of globally interoperable Internet standards and associated reference architecture, as well as ISO 27000 Information Security Management Systems standards. To reduce the need for burdensome regulation, Australia also supports increased cooperation between national standards bodies and regulatory agencies across the Indo‑Pacific. Australia will further reduce barriers to trade by proactively harmonising standards and promoting international trade across the Indo‑Pacific. AUSTRALIA WILL: 1.02 Support capacity building projects in the Indo‑Pacific to encourage the harmonisation of international standards for digital goods, building trust and confidence in digital trade 17