The Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), through the Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program (CCTCP), works with Southeast Asian and Pacific countries to improve cyber resilience within the region. The CCTCP aims to equip countries with the capacity to respond to the opportunities and challenges that cyberspace and critical technology present.
The CCTCP supports the implementation of the Australia’s International Cyber Engagement Strategy. The programmatic goal of the CCTCP is for ‘a safe, secure and prosperous Australia, Indo-Pacific and world enabled by cyberspace and critical technology. By 2024, the end-of-investment outcomes will show that selected states in ASEAN and the Pacific region increase awareness, commitment, action and international engagement to strengthen cyber resilience and build sustainable partners with Australia.
GEDSI Strategy Video
GEDSI Strategy Video
Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) is a Values Pillar of the International Cyber & Critical Tech Engagement Strategy and a cross cutting theme of the CCTCP. DFAT, through CCTCP, is committed to ensuring that all its investments and diplomatic activities progress GEDSI outcomes, in line with the Australian Government’s international commitments to sustainable development, gender equality and disability rights.
The CCTCP GEDSI Strategy outlines ways in which CCTCP projects will:
- Highlight the importance of GEDSI to good program outcomes;
- Engage a twin track approach to promoting GEDSI outcomes;
- Encourage incremental improvements to GEDSI mainstreaming;
- Resource partners to mainstream GEDSI across the project management cycle, and;
- Facilitate knowledge exchange, collaboration and peer-to-peer learning between Program partners, celebrating and strengthening GEDSI practice.
