Indian Delegation Prioritizes Cyber Security in G20 Summit DEWG

VIVA – At the Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting in Bali, the Indian delegation considered this meeting very significant in the digital security ecosystem in India. It is known that there were three issues discussed at the G20 Summit DEWG meeting on August 30, 2022.

Three priority issues were discussed at this meeting, such as digital connectivity and recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, digital literacy and digital skills, and the flow of data across national borders.

Representing India, Under Secretary Ministry of External Relations, Naman Upadhyaya said, the discussion in Indonesia will be brought to the G20 Presidency for now.

"We give priority to cyber security and we have that ecosystem," Naman Upadhyaya remarked on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

Apart from India, delegates attending the 4^th DEWG included Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkiye, United Kingdom, and the United States. While Argentina is present virtually.

Some of the invited countries in attendance were Spain, the Netherlands, Singapore, Rwanda, Cambodia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Meanwhile, representatives of international organizations include the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development (OECD), and the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB).