Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security

With the sixth generation of wireless communications now clearly on the horizon, the governments of Albania, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States affirm the following Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security. We invite other like-minded governments to join us in affirming:

• We are committed to proactively fostering conditions for 6G wireless communications systems that are open, interoperable, secure, resilient, AI-supported, resource efficient, and driven by innovation and competition.
• Each of us can play an important role in contributing to like-minded leadership in enabling an open, secure, and resilient 6G future.
• We need to act to promote the adoption and use of open, interoperable, secure, resilient, AI-supported, and resource efficient 6G networks on a broad basis, given their interconnectedness. This will mean acting collaboratively, with a bias toward action, and in accordance with national priorities.
• Cooperation in shaping the future of global communications amplifies the impact of our individual contributions. Partnership with like-minded states, industry, and other relevant stakeholders maximizes this effect.
• We should avoid duplication with industry-driven bodies engaged on 6G’s technical development, while exploring constructive ways to interface with private sector stakeholders and one another to promote strategic awareness and network security. We also clarify that participation in this initiative does not bind or limit any government’s authority to pursue its own independent positioning or autonomy in relation to such bodies.