APEC ANTI-SPAM APEC ANTI-SPAM INITIATIVESINITIATIVES

Tom DaleTom DaleDepartment of Communications, Department of Communications,

IT & the ArtsIT & the ArtsAustraliaAustralia

ESTABLISHING ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES

High level Government commitmentHigh level Government commitment Strong national measuresStrong national measures Clear regulatory responsibilitiesClear regulatory responsibilities Active international cooperationActive international cooperation Engage private sector eg ISPs, Engage private sector eg ISPs,

marketersmarketers Inform consumersInform consumers

PRINCIPLES INTO PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE:PRACTICE:

FOR GOVERNMENTFOR GOVERNMENT Establish national measuresEstablish national measures

Designate a responsible regulatorDesignate a responsible regulator

Pursue international coordinationPursue international coordination

Encourage initiatives from business Encourage initiatives from business and inform consumersand inform consumers

PRINCIPLES INTO PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE:PRACTICE:

FOR REGULATORSFOR REGULATORS National and international National and international

coordinationcoordination

Inform consumers eg general Inform consumers eg general awareness, filtering, ISP choiceawareness, filtering, ISP choice

Work with ISPs, direct marketers to Work with ISPs, direct marketers to deter spammersdeter spammers

Actively enforce domestic regulationActively enforce domestic regulation

PRINCIPLES INTO PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE:PRACTICE:

FOR BUSINESSFOR BUSINESS Responsible e-marketingResponsible e-marketing

ISP acceptable use policiesISP acceptable use policies

ISP international cooperationISP international cooperation

Codes of practice (self-regulation)Codes of practice (self-regulation)

PRINCIPLES INTO PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE:PRACTICE:

FOR CONSUMERSFOR CONSUMERS

Become informed online consumersBecome informed online consumers

Keep preventive software (spam, Keep preventive software (spam, virus, spyware) up to datevirus, spyware) up to date

Report spam to ISPs and regulatorsReport spam to ISPs and regulators

WHAT HAPPENS NEXTWHAT HAPPENS NEXT

APEC Telecommunications Ministers APEC Telecommunications Ministers will consider spam principles at will consider spam principles at TELMIN 6 in Lima, Peru, June 2005TELMIN 6 in Lima, Peru, June 2005

If agreed as part of action plan, then If agreed as part of action plan, then APEC TEL + APEC E-Commerce APEC TEL + APEC E-Commerce Steering Group has to assist Steering Group has to assist members to put it all into practice!members to put it all into practice!

POSSIBLE APEC TEL POSSIBLE APEC TEL WORKWORK

Capacity building eg this workshop!Capacity building eg this workshop!

Link with broader e-security work in Link with broader e-security work in TELTEL

Work with other organisations (eg Work with other organisations (eg OECD, ITU) to ensure efforts are not OECD, ITU) to ensure efforts are not duplicated and best efforts are duplicated and best efforts are shared.shared.