3.4 Objective 4 – Advanced International Cooperation Initial Situation: Cross-border cooperation brings not only access to foreign know-how, but also opens up the way to diversification of financing sources for research activities. In the Czech Republic, there are a number of top research institutions and companies for which international research cooperation is a normal part of their operations. However, the success rate of the involvement of Czech entities in projects financed through European research programmes is still low17. The NCISA is able to help in this regard by creating the conditions for the development of contacts with leading foreign institutions and, at the same time, by supporting the research community through its own participation in international projects. Tools:  The NCISA will support the creation of international consortiums and, with regard to the internal capacities of the NCISA, will become involved in international projects, the results of which have the potential to contribute to improving the protection of Czech cyberspace,  in cooperation with cyber-attachés, science diplomats and embassies abroad, the NCISA will organize research missions abroad with the goal of engaging in long-term strategic cooperation with major institutions abroad. In the course of preparing the topical focus of the missions, the NCISA will cooperate with the MI and the MD to focus support into priority cyber security research topics,  the NCISA will continue to ensure support for the performance of obligations arising from international treaties and from the membership of the Czech Republic in expert groups and organizations of an international nature operating in cyber and information security R&D&I,  the NCISA will actively participate in jointly conducted research and development in cyber and information security at NATO level. 17 Frank, D., Albrecht, V. (2016): Participation of the Czech Republic in H2020 and in the Euratom programme January 2014 – May 2017, ECHO, 2016, Annex 3-4/2016, 34 p. 13