National Institute of Strategic Resilience

We are thrilled to announce that The Quantum Hub (TQH), in collaboration with the National Institute of Strategic Resilience (NISR), has secured a grant under the Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP), administered by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The NISR-TQH Project, led by Professor David Watts, will focus on driving the inclusive adoption of digital public infrastructures (DPIs) across the Indo-Pacific, with a particular emphasis on three countries: (a) Indonesia, (b) Fiji Islands, and (c) Papua New Guinea. NISR and TQH will collaborate to develop special maturity and readiness frameworks, explore high-potential DPI use cases, and establish governance principles for ethical and inclusive digital transformation through DPIs. We hope this collaboration bridges the digital divide and empowers marginalized communities across the region. #AICCTP #DFAT #India #MEA #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #DPIs #Cyber #TechnologyPolicy #DigitalIndia DFAT Western Australia State Office | Ministry of External Affairs, India | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Carnegie India | Aapti Institute | Observer Research Foundation | Digital Futures Lab | Pramod Varma | Urvashi Aneja | Sarayu Natarajan | Soujanya Sridharan | ICRIER | Astha Kapoor | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Ritul Gaur | Arun Sharma | Arjun Venkatraman | Suhel Bidani | Tanuj Bhojwani | CV Madhukar | Mansi Kedia Picture Credit: The Telegraph

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 At a joint press conference held last week in Canberra, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, announced the awarding of $1.6 million in grant funding under the Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP). This funding supports six projects, including an initiative by the National Institute of Strategic Resilience (NISR) in collaboration with The Quantum Hub (TQH) - India, focused on advancing equitable Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in the Indo-Pacific. Led by Professor David Watts, the NISR/TQH project will develop a DPI readiness framework to assess digital maturity levels across the Indo-Pacific. This framework is designed to identify high-potential use cases for DPI deployment and establish guiding principles for ethical and inclusive digital transformation, bridging the digital divide and supporting marginalised communities. Minister Wong emphasised the importance of tech collaboration between Australia and India, stating, “These are great projects on priority areas such as undersea cables, responsible development principles for quantum technologies, and digital public infrastructure.” Her remarks underscore the significance of the Australia-India partnership in fostering innovation and resilience in key technological domains. For more information, please contact: Alison Howe Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Strategic Resilience Email: alisonhowe@nisr.org.au Website: www.nisr.org.au #AICCTCP #DFAT #India #DigitalPublicInfrastructure

Looking to build a contributor network for forthcoming newsletter. We welcome academics and those with lived experience willing to share thought leadership.

NISR is pleased to announce a pilot workshop: 'Breached! Ready, Set, Recover.' No business is invulnerable to a cyber incident - have a plan. This 2-day workshop is a customer and reputation management focused session, guiding your organisation through planning a response and recovery from a cyber incident, focusing on mitigating impacts to your team, your customers, and your reputation. We have just 10 places available for this expert led crisis management planning workshop. For the pilot group, we'll review the plans you continue to refine over the month following the workshop. Location: In person - Canberra https://bit.ly/3V1gHOb Contact: info@nisr.org.au #incidentresponse #resilience #cyberresilience

Well done ACT Government! The inaugural Small Business Expo was a useful networking event: lots of information and plenty of laughs. Great to have NISR team members available to share their insights: EJ WISE,Sasha Biskup, John 'Max' Heinrich, CSM and Alison Howe Plenty of activity on #cyberresilience from Canberra Cyber Hub and others, including our own product launches: ‘Breached: Ready, Set, Recover’, and our allianced managed service - CyberBasics

In light of recent high-profile breaches and outages that have led to customer disenfranchisement and even litigation and class actions, the need for robust mitigation and management strategies has never been clearer. Introducing 'Breached! Ready, Set, Recover,' our two-day pilot workshop designed to equip businesses with the tools and strategies needed to effectively manage and recover from cyber incidents. Protect your operations, customers, stakeholders, and your reputation. Have a plan. Our team of experts can guide you through it. Note: Pilot workshop based in Canberra - at pre-market rate. We'll include a high-level review of your plan, shared with us within one calendar month. #CyberResilience #DataProtection #BusinessContinuity https://lnkd.in/gsyeKJxW

Looking forward to exhibiting at the ACT Small Business Expo tomorrow. Come talk with us!

Exciting announcement 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that the National Institute of Strategic Resilience will be at the first CBR Small Business Expo! The Expo is a business to business and business to Government event!  If you’re in businesses and need to connect with other businesses and our services, come visit us on Thursday 9 May at the Budawang Pavilion at EPIC.  We’ll be there from 10am to 4pm. We’ll be showcasing our products, services, and have an amazing expo-only deal. Our stand will focus on Cyber Resilience - and this is the perfect opportunity to explore how your business can prepare itself and what to do if the worst happens to your customer data. Let us help you make a plan. Let us help you offset your risk. See you there! Contact: info@nisr.org.au #CBRSmallBusinessExpo #SupportLocal