Sustainable Cyber Governance: Balancing Security And Development

The preceding T20 summits advocated for the enhancement of global cyber resilience, highlighting Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”’) and International Cooperation (“IC”). Echoing these discussions, the Brazil presidency is further underscoring cybersecurity and digital governance. Our research revealed that while governments acknowledge their pivotal role as regulators in fostering cyber resilience, many face the challenge of balancing between security and development. We observed overly stringent regulations falling into the Policy Implementation Gap, where well-intended regulations inadvertently impede innovation and dampen socio-economic growth. To assist nations in developing sustainable regulatory frameworks and promote cross-national dialogue, this policy briefproposes to the G20 economies to establish a Cybersecurity Legislation Advisory Group (“CLAG”) with two primary objectives: 1) Create a Legislation and Information Repository (“LIR”) featuring a comprehensive, multilingual collection of global cybersecurity legal frameworks, including legislations, regulations, statutes, guidelines, recommendations, etc. The LIR, as a universally accessible resource for both the public and private sector stakeholders, is intended to facilitate research and comparative studies. Harnessing G20’s resources and Al solutions, CLAG could deliver accurate English renditions that will significantly lower the linguistic barrier for stakeholders seeking to understand the global cybersecurity legal landscape, thereby fostering a collaborative approach in navigating the harmony between security and development in digital governance. 2) Form a dedicated Research & Advisory Team to undertake a comprehensive global comparative analysis utilizing the LIR. This team will coordinate the Trio Initiative, comprising: the drafting of a Playbook for cybersecurity legal framework design and implementation, the publication ofAnnual Reports on legal landscape trend analysis, and the coordination of Exchange and Advisory Programs to facilitate customized consultations between experts and policymakers. These initiatives are intended to support the development of affordable, equitable, and well-balanced cybersecurity legal frameworks that drive sustainable economic growth while bolstering cyber resilience. These efforts shall emphasize individual country’s unique national circumstances and socio-economic development priorities, grounded in the principles of PPP, IC, and the overarching G20 agenda.