Meld. St. 37 (2014–2015) Global security challenges in foreign policy points out a sharp increase in cybercrime when connecting several developing countries to the internet. In many countries preventive cyber security is not a priority or good enough. Norway may play an important role by assisting with capacity building in developing countries, so that more countries have the capability to manage digital challenges and threats. The white paper to the Storting also proposes several other measures for the foreign policy work, including drawing up an international cyber strategy for Norway. The strategy will clarify the Government's overarching goals within the full range of international policy for cyberspace, where cyber security is one of several elements. The development and implementation of EU’s strategy for a digital inner market will have great importance for Norway through the EEA. The three pillars of the strategy are 1) better access for consumers and businesses to online goods and services across Europe, 2) creating the right conditions for digital network and services to flourish and 3) maximising the growth potential of our European Digital Economy. Cyber security is part of pillar 2, where two of the measures are to work to strengthen the cyber security industry and integrate security at an early stage of technology development. The third and most comprehensive measure is to adopt and implement the EU Directive on network and information system security (the NIS Directive). The Directive imposes cyber security requirements on the member states, on businesses that provide services essential to the internal market’s social and economic activities, and on providers of certain digital services. Norway has been invited to join several cooperation forums on the implementation of the Directive. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security represents Norway in these forums. For more about the NIS Directive see section 22.5. The EU Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) develops general recommendations within cyber security, contributes to the development of regulations and guidelines and cooperates with operational units in Europe. Norway participates in ENISA without voting rights. Implementation of the NIS Directive will strengthen the Agency by assigning it the role of a hub for the network of national authorities established by the Directive. Norwegian participation in ENISA will therefore be even more important than it is today. As part of the mid-term review of the digital internal market strategy, in May 2017 the EU Commission presented its plan to revise the cyber security strategy from 2013. At the same time, ENISA will be evaluated. The evaluation paves the way for a possible audit of the Agency. International cooperation on cyber security also takes place in other international forums and in inter-governmental organisations such as NATO, OECD and the UN, but also in cooperation with industry and commerce, academia and society as a whole. See the discussion of NATO under section 5.3. The Government will participate and contribute actively to solve global challenges related to cyber security.