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The 6th Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue
March 7, 2025
On Thursday, March 6, the 6th Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue were held in Canberra, Australia.
- This whole of government meeting was co-chaired by Mr. SAITA Yukio, Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), and Mr. Brendan Dowling, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia, with the participation of officials from, on the Japanese side, MOFA, National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC), National Police Agency (NPA), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and JPCERT/CC, and on the Australian side, DFAT, National Office of Cyber Security, Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Department of Industry and Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).
- At this dialogue, the two sides exchanged views on broad topics, such as each country’s cybersecurity strategy and policy, bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and cybersecurity capacity building.
- Both sides confirmed that they will continue to closely work together in the field of cyber, including through the Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue.