Implementing the Commonwealth Cyber Security Agenda

The 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in London in April, oversaw both the creation and the adoption of the Commonwealth Cyber Declaration.

The Declaration sets the framework for a concerted effort to advance cybersecurity practices to promote a safe and prosperous cyberspace for Commonwealth citizens, businesses and societies. The ultimate aim is to improve cyber policymaking through improving knowledge. To achieve this, the project worked towards:

1. Initiating a structured dialogue on cyber capacity building in the Commonwealth, based on ongoing initiatives under the Declaration to discuss progress, challenges, mitigating measures and best practices
2. Creating an informal network that connects key Commonwealth policy influencers with capacity builders and sources of expertise at Commonwealth and global levels
3. Sharing and developing a common understanding of good practices.

Meeting summaries from events on Cybersecurity in the Commonwealth:

• A cyberspace that supports economic and social rights online (London)
• Build the foundations of an effective national cybersecurity response (Barbados)
• Promote stability in cyberspace through international cooperation (Addis Ababa)
• The Commonwealth Cyber Declaration: Achievements and Way Forward