- Jun 9, 2013
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The Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs insists that in order to reap the enormous economic growth opportunity that cyberspace offers, the internet must remain free, open and uncensored
In his keynote at RSA APJ in Singapore on July 27 2017, Dr Tobias Feakin, the Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs, shared his concern about some nations’ desire to control and restrict the flow of data.
“Cyberspace offers us an enormous opportunity for economic growth in APAC. It’s government’s job to enable businesses to take advantage of these wonderful online opportunities. We also recognize this is only possible if underpinned by a free, open and secure internet. That is at the heart of the cyber diplomacy bill”, said Dr Feakin. “Cybersecurity and internet governance are central to our diplomacy abroad.”
Governments, he said, “should resist the compulsion to control and restrict the flow of data. The attempts we see from some countries to exert excessive control needs to be countered.” This is the responsibility of other nation states, governments, and the private sector, he added. “I’m hoping that all of us can work to this goal - to fight back against attempts to lock down and fragment the internet.”
The private sector, in particular, is a hugely powerful voice, he added. “The private sector owns the majority of the backbone of the internet’s infrastructure, it is hugely powerful and a key partner in achieving that goal.”
Read More. Australia Calls to Fight Back Against Attempts to Control Internet
In his keynote at RSA APJ in Singapore on July 27 2017, Dr Tobias Feakin, the Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs, shared his concern about some nations’ desire to control and restrict the flow of data.
“Cyberspace offers us an enormous opportunity for economic growth in APAC. It’s government’s job to enable businesses to take advantage of these wonderful online opportunities. We also recognize this is only possible if underpinned by a free, open and secure internet. That is at the heart of the cyber diplomacy bill”, said Dr Feakin. “Cybersecurity and internet governance are central to our diplomacy abroad.”
Governments, he said, “should resist the compulsion to control and restrict the flow of data. The attempts we see from some countries to exert excessive control needs to be countered.” This is the responsibility of other nation states, governments, and the private sector, he added. “I’m hoping that all of us can work to this goal - to fight back against attempts to lock down and fragment the internet.”
The private sector, in particular, is a hugely powerful voice, he added. “The private sector owns the majority of the backbone of the internet’s infrastructure, it is hugely powerful and a key partner in achieving that goal.”
Read More. Australia Calls to Fight Back Against Attempts to Control Internet
