The United States and Dominican Republic issued a joint statement in which the two countries pledge to cooperate to address shared cyberspace threats. The statement, issued after a cyber capacity building meeting for implementing the 2030 Digital Agenda for the Dominican Republic, reaffirms mutual support for an open, interoperable, secure and reliable Internet.
The US Embassy reports on the intention to work together in promoting compliance with international cybersecurity standards and best practices in this area for effective results based on transparency, accountability and information sharing. Both countries agree to continue to support ongoing regional efforts within the Organization of American States (OAS) to build regional capacity in this field and promote cyberspace security, stability and prosperity.
The United States will support the Dominican Republic’s efforts to expand its cyber incident response capabilities across government agencies, improve processes for cyber policy development and interagency coordination, as well as increase awareness of cybersecurity as a national security, economic, and foreign policy strategy.
Both countries highlighted UN efforts to uphold the framework for responsible state behavior in cyberspace, which affirms the applicability of international law to behavior in cyberspace and the development and implementation of practical confidence-building measures to help reduce the risk of conflict arising from cyber incidents.
The US Embassy sponsored the training for the implementation of the 2030 Digital Agenda with the participation of key decision-makers from the cyber policy and critical infrastructure sectors of the Dominican government.
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US Embassy
21 July 2022