The UK Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, , attended the G20 Digital
Ministers’ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia to discuss global digital
priorities, including skills, connectivity and data free flow
with trust. The meeting brought together ministers and senior
officials from G20 countries including the US, Canada and
Australia.
Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy said:
The diverse membership and collective economic power of the G20
makes it one of the most important international meetings where
the challenges facing global digital economies are discussed. It
is right that G20 Digital Ministers continue to work together to
deliver solutions for the benefit of citizens around the world,
based on democratic values and human rights.
In my speech to the G20 digital ministers I condemned Russia’s
unprovoked and brutal war in Ukraine, as well as their use of
cyber attacks and aggressive state sponsored disinformation
campaigns to cause further disruption around the world.
I also thanked the Indonesian Presidency for ensuring G20
discussions advanced in some key areas. Progress was made on
shared priorities including digital connectivity, skills and
literacy, and data free flow with trust.
It has also been a positive opportunity to develop the UK’s
relationship with Indonesia. I am pleased that Minister Plate and
I share the same enthusiasm for the joint projects like
developing the Satria 2 satellites which will improve connections
for rural communities and help close Indonesia’s digital divide.
Our discussions will be a firm foundation to build the
UK-Indonesia relationship on digital and technology over the
coming years.
The UK will support further progress under future Presidencies,
starting with India in 2023. The UK and India have a strong
relationship and I was pleased to meet my counterpart, Minister
Ashwini Vaishnav, to discuss our mutual digital and tech
interests. We agreed to launch the UK-India Strategic Tech
Dialogue this year which will promote data, economic
growth, and diversifying telecoms supply chains in our two
countries.
