Australia has a long history of
cooperation in sharing knowledge and resources with its neighbors in the
Asia-Pacific region. Actually, Australia is working through its "Virtual
Colombo Plan" to assist developing countries in the region in order to
integrate ICT into their national strategies to reduce poverty. It is
creating and mobilizing new capabilities to promote Australia's interests in
the emerging global information economy. To achieve benefits to its
citizens, Australia is actively engaged in transforming government business
processes and service delivery. A major priority for Australia is securing
its economy against external and internal threats such as fraud, deception,
spam and cyber-crime. The Australian government also places priority on
safeguarding the rights of individual consumers and citizens.
Australia is a strong advocate of the importance of internationally agreed
open and flexible interoperability. It also acknowledges the importance of
an Internet governance regime. The australian government is committed to
continuing to work with its regional partners in Asia-Pacific and with
international organizations.
