12 12 N A T I O N A L S E C U R I T Y S T R A T E G Y country by active counterintelligence measures, strengthen protection of classified information, seek to identify security gaps and consistently increase the funding of intelligence institutions; 18.9. strengthening of national crisis prevention and management capabilities. The Republic of Lithuania will strengthen capacity and capabilities of institutions involved in crisis prevention and management to rapidly and effectively respond to crises in the Republic of Lithuania, ensure effective interoperability with NATO, the EU and other states in response to crises; 18.10. strengthening of civil protection. In order to ensure civil protection of the population, state and municipal institutions and agencies, other institutions and economic entities during peacetime or wartime, the Republic of Lithuania will strengthen preparedness of the civil protection system and protection of objects of national significance, increase public awareness on the issues of civil protection and self-protection of the population; 18.11. strengthening of public security. In order to reduce threats posed by organized crime and corruption to public security, economic and political life of the State, the Republic of Lithuania will: 18.11.1. strengthen prevention and control of the organized crime, with a particular focus on organized criminal groups with links to the intelligence services of other countries or terrorist organizations, as well as crimes that cause the most harm or pose the greatest threat to the society or the State; 18.11.2. ensure credible protection of the EU external border (part of the border of the Republic of Lithuania) and strengthen prevention and control of illegal migration, maintain constant readiness to temporary reintroduce control at the EU internal border; 18.11.3. develop capacity and capabilities of public security institutions to identify and reduce crime threats to national security by strengthening co-ordination of activities among these institutions and operational inter-institutional and cross-border co-operation and by increasing investment in advanced technologies; 18.11.4. implement complex anti-corruption and corruption prevention measures focused on enhancing transparency and responsibility in the public sector, publicity of the legislative process and decisions, elimination of unnecessary regulation, improve instruments for investigation of corruption crimes and imposing of sanctions; 18.12. strengthening of national capabilities to combat terrorism, violent extremism and radicalization. The Republic of Lithuania will strengthen its national capabilities to identify manifestations of radicalization, which could encourage terrorist or extremist activities, and implement measures to prevent radicalization, improve the exchange of information among the institutions about threats of terrorism and violent extremism and for co-operation in reducing these threats; 18.13. ensuring of information security and security of the Lithuanian political system. In order to create a secure information environment and protect its political system, the Republic of Lithuania will: 18.13.1. implement national public awareness raising and education policy, strengthen media literacy in order to increase public resilience to information threats; 18.13.2. promote country-wide dissemination and accessibility of media content which is of adequate quality and based on objective information; increase financial transparency of the media;