Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation
In the concluding statement of the 2021 BRICS Summit, the bloc’s five members—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—pledged to pursue enhanced cooperation on cybersecurity issues, including by “establishing legal frameworks of cooperation among BRICS” and a BRICS intergovernmental agreemen...
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In the concluding statement of the 2021 BRICS Summit, the bloc’s five members—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—pledged to pursue enhanced cooperation on cybersecurity issues, including by “establishing legal frameworks of cooperation among BRICS” and a BRICS intergovernmental agreement on cybersecurity. This piece briefly outlines the mounting relevance of cybersecurity for the BRICS countries, recent national policymaking in this area in the bloc, and the dynamics at play as the BRICS countries seek to further intensify and structure their cooperation on cybersecurity matters.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e15e4d19fcab457bac71a8f717b125c52023-03-08T06:31:45ZengLINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM)The African Journal of Information and Communication2077-72052077-72132021-12-012810.23962/10539/32208Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International CooperationLuca Belli0Center for Technology and Society (CTS), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, Brazil In the concluding statement of the 2021 BRICS Summit, the bloc’s five members—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—pledged to pursue enhanced cooperation on cybersecurity issues, including by “establishing legal frameworks of cooperation among BRICS” and a BRICS intergovernmental agreement on cybersecurity. This piece briefly outlines the mounting relevance of cybersecurity for the BRICS countries, recent national policymaking in this area in the bloc, and the dynamics at play as the BRICS countries seek to further intensify and structure their cooperation on cybersecurity matters. https://ajic.wits.ac.za/article/view/12944CybersecurityData protectionPersonal informationContent moderationCybercrimePolicy |
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| title | Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation |
| title_full | Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation |
| title_fullStr | Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation |
| title_short | Cybersecurity Policymaking in the BRICS Countries: From Addressing National Priorities to Seeking International Cooperation |
| title_sort | cybersecurity policymaking in the brics countries from addressing national priorities to seeking international cooperation |
| topic | Cybersecurity Data protection Personal information Content moderation Cybercrime Policy |
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