The report presents the results and findings of the first stage of the Telecommunications Risk and Resilience Profile project, synthesising findings from consultations with government, industry and academia to highlight areas of opportunity and potential challenges to telecommunications resilience.

This report profiles the telecommunications sector to better understand the risk landscape and whole-of-sector resilience. The resulting assessment and profile detailed in this report provide a common language and the foundations for a shared vision and cooperative action. It should be revisited regularly to track progress and demonstrate the ongoing commitment to improving sector resilience.

This analysis is informed by interviews with officials from across the Australian Government and in industry bodies with portfolios that are relevant to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework's four pillars. While the authors note that the officials interviewed aren’t the ultimate decision-makers, and that there’s a new government in Canberra with its own emerging priorities, this...

The authors of this paper propose that the Australian Defence organisation should enact a wider set of supporting measures—particularly in data and reporting to track professional development—that’s more likely to create more sustainable success that delivers organisational improvements and outcomes for Indigenous staff recruitment and retention.

This report recommends Australia and India leverage their bilateral partnership in cyber and critical technologies to support inclusive digital development in Southeast Asia, and strengthen the foundations of Southeast Asia’s digital economy.