APEC ANTI-SPAM INITIATIVES Tom Dale Department of Communications, IT & the Arts Australia

ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLES High level Government commitment High level Government commitment Strong national measures Strong national measures Clear regulatory responsibilities Clear regulatory responsibilities Active international cooperation Active international cooperation Engage private sector eg ISPs, marketers Engage private sector eg ISPs, marketers Inform consumers Inform consumers

PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE: FOR GOVERNMENT Establish national measures Establish national measures Designate a responsible regulator Designate a responsible regulator Pursue international coordination Pursue international coordination Encourage initiatives from business and inform consumers Encourage initiatives from business and inform consumers

PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE: FOR REGULATORS National and international coordination National and international coordination Inform consumers eg general awareness, filtering, ISP choice Inform consumers eg general awareness, filtering, ISP choice Work with ISPs, direct marketers to deter spammers Work with ISPs, direct marketers to deter spammers Actively enforce domestic regulation Actively enforce domestic regulation

PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE: FOR BUSINESS Responsible e-marketing Responsible e-marketing ISP acceptable use policies ISP acceptable use policies ISP international cooperation ISP international cooperation Codes of practice (self-regulation) Codes of practice (self-regulation)

PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE: FOR CONSUMERS Become informed online consumers Become informed online consumers Keep preventive software (spam, virus, spyware) up to date Keep preventive software (spam, virus, spyware) up to date Report spam to ISPs and regulators Report spam to ISPs and regulators

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT APEC Telecommunications Ministers will consider spam principles at TELMIN 6 in Lima, Peru, June 2005 APEC Telecommunications Ministers will consider spam principles at TELMIN 6 in Lima, Peru, June 2005 If agreed as part of action plan, then APEC TEL + APEC E-Commerce Steering Group has to assist members to put it all into practice! If agreed as part of action plan, then APEC TEL + APEC E-Commerce Steering Group has to assist members to put it all into practice!

POSSIBLE APEC TEL WORK Capacity building eg this workshop! Capacity building eg this workshop! Link with broader e-security work in TEL Link with broader e-security work in TEL Work with other organisations (eg OECD, ITU) to ensure efforts are not duplicated and best efforts are shared. Work with other organisations (eg OECD, ITU) to ensure efforts are not duplicated and best efforts are shared.