5 15 2018 U S -Brazil Bilateral Cooperation on Cyber and Internet Policy U S Department of State Diplomacy in Action U S -Brazil Bilateral Cooperation on Cyber and Internet Policy Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington DC May 14 2018 The text of the following joint statement was issued by the governments of the United States and Brazil following the third meeting of the U S -Brazil Internet and Information and Communication Technology ICT Working Group April 25-26 2018 Begin text Senior representatives and other non-governmental stakeholders from the United States and Brazil participated in the U S -Brazil Internet and Information and Communication Technology ICT Working Group to strengthen our joint commitment to an open interoperable reliable and secure cyberspace The meeting focused on key cyber and Internet policy topics such as cybersecurity data protection and the free flow of data in the digital age Officials also discussed recent developments in the field of international security in cyberspace Working Group discussions facilitated ongoing engagement on cyber and ICT issues in relevant regional and international fora The dialogue further affirmed our partnership in cyber defense and combatting cybercrime Mr Robert Strayer Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy at the U S Department of State led the U S government interagency delegation that included representatives from the Department of State the Department of Homeland Security the Department of Justice the National Security Council the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce Experts from the U S Trade Representative’s Office the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission also participated in the Working Group Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho Director of the Department of Science Technology and Innovation at the Ministry of External Relations and Thiago Camargo Secretary for Digital Policy at the Ministry of Science Technology Innovation and Communications led the Brazilian delegation The Brazilian delegation also included officials from the Office of the Presidency Institutional Security Cabinet Cyber Defense Command the telecommunications regulatory body Anatel as well as Brazilian Embassy Attachés from the Federal Policy Ministry of Defense and Brazilian Intelligence Agency The United States and Brazil agreed to explore a series of technical exchanges and conduct consultations to share best practices on data protection cross border data flows ICT procurement international security in cyberspace cybersecurity and military and law enforcement cooperation The delegations committed to work towards consensus on issues of mutual priority at the International Telecommunication Union in the lead-up to the 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference in the Inter-American Telecommunication Union and in other relevant international arenas The Department of State will share these outcomes and follow-on activities with the non-governmental stakeholders that participated in the Working Group https www state gov r pa prs ps 2018 05 282074 htm 1 2 5 15 2018 U S -Brazil Bilateral Cooperation on Cyber and Internet Policy For updates on U S cyber and Internet policy follow DAS Strayer and the Economic and Business Affairs Bureau at @StateCIP https twitter com robstrayer lang en or the State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues at @State_Cyber https twitter com State_Cyber on Twitter Please send interview requests to SCCI_Press@state gov mailto SCCI_Press@state gov and EB-A-PD-Clearances@state gov mailto EB-A-PDClearances@state gov The Office of Website Management Bureau of Public Affairs manages this site as a portal for information from the U S State Department External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein Note documents in Portable Document Format PDF require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or higher to view download Adobe Acrobat Reader http get adobe com reader https www state gov r pa prs ps 2018 05 282074 htm 2 2