The 19th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting (hereinafter "Policy Meeting") was held in Bangkok, Thailand, over two days from Tuesday, October 27, to Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The Policy Meeting has been held annually since 2009 with the purpose of enhancing international collaboration on cybersecurity among ASEAN member states (hereinafter
In this year’s Policy Meeting, AMS and Japan exchanged information on the direction of cybersecurity policy initiatives, reviewed the outcomes of collaborative activities being promoted between AMS and Japan, and discussed the direction of future collaborative activities.
1. Date and Time
Date and Location:
Tuesday, October 27, to Wednesday 28 (Wed), 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand
Co-Chairs:
Japan (Prof. TAKAMIZAWA Nobushige, senior fellow at the SASAKAWA Peace Foundation, visiting professor at The University of Tokyo) and
Thailand (Maj. Gen. Teerawut Wittayakorn, Deputy Secretary-General, Acting Secretary-General, National Cyber Security Agency, and Sirinate Rugvong, Special Expert, National Cybersecurity Agency)
Attendees:
Cybersecurity and telecommunications-related government agencies of AMS, the ASEAN Secretariat
Japan’s National Cybersecurity Office (NCO), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2. Main Achievements
Participants shared the future policy directions of ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Japanese ministries promoting cybersecurity policy, along with the outcomes of the collaborative activities agreed upon at last year's policy meeting. They confirmed their commitment to promoting these collaborative activities in the future, and agreed to further strengthen future cooperation between ASEAN and Japan, including public-private partnerships.
- ASEAN-Japan Cyber Exercise
- Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Workshop
- Joint Awareness Raising
- Capacity Building
- Voluntary Mutual Notification Program
- ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Reference
- Joint Government-Industry-Academia
- Working Group Steering
3. Upcoming Schedule
The 20th Policy Meeting is scheduled to be held around October next year in Japan.
Divisions in Charge
- Cybersecurity Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI
- National Cybersecurity Office, Cabinet Secretariat
- Office of the Director-General for Cybersecurity, MIC
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