Security News > 2021 > March > Australia, India, Japan, and USA create joint critical tech working group

The first "Quad summit" of leaders from Australia, India, Japan, and the USA has announced the group will create a "Critical and Emerging Technology Working Group".

The joint "Spirit of the Quad" statment said the group will: "Respond to the economic and health impacts of COVID-19, combat climate change, and address shared challenges, including in cyber space, critical technologies, counterterrorism, quality infrastructure investment, and humanitarian-assistance and disaster-relief as well as maritime domains."

The third outcome of the meeting was establishment of "The Quad Critical and Emerging Technology Working Group".

"Quad leaders recognize that a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific requires that critical and emerging technology is governed and operates according to shared interests and values," the fact sheet said.

Facilitate coordination on technology standards development, including between our national technology standards bodies and working with a broad range of partners;.

Facilitate cooperation to monitor trends and opportunities related to developments in critical and emerging technology, including biotechnology;.

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