the Bakaláři and Škola Online information systems. This meant they were offered to 280‚000 users directly on their homepages. The NÚKIB also held the Effectiveness of Cyber Prevention online panel discussion at the Festival, which was seen on various platforms by 4,500 viewers. The programme presented trends and effective forms of awareness-raising in cyber security, for example. V síti: a documentary that opened the issue of internet predators and stirred up a great deal of public interest. Masaryk University opened a new bachelor programme in cyber security. Students will be able to study courses such as Cybercrime and cyber security or Cyber security in organisations. O2 Smart School: a project by the O2 Foundation, which mainly helps pedagogues and parents to better under­ stand the opportunities and pitfalls of the digital world. 1 690 workers in prevention took the ‘Bezpečně v kyber’ course 650 pupils read the ‘Digital Footprint’ comicstudents 4 500 students participated in the Cyber Security Competition for Secondary School Students Furthermore, significant awareness-raising and educa­ tional audio-visual materials such as films, documen­ taries and series dealing with various online security topics were produced in the Czech Republic last year. The following should be highlighted in particular: #martyisdead: a thriller series on cyberbullying and ma­ nipulation prepared by Mall web-TV in cooperation with CZ.NIC and its project ‘Bezpečně na netu’. The series was successful both in the Czech Republic and abroad, where it won an Emmy in the short series category. Datová Lhota: an educational cartoon series produced by Czech Television, which presents the technical back­ ground of the Internet to children in the first stage of primary school and helps create safe behaviour habits. 13 V digitálním světě: educational videos with a similar focus for the same target group were also prepared by Jeden svět na školách, a project by the non-profit organisation Člověk v tísni. In the area of research and development, the NÚKIB published the National Cyber and Information Security Research and Development Plan with the objective of identifying key research topics for the development of the security system of the Czech Republic. The NÚKIB also participated in the implementation of research projects dealing with the analysis of security risks associated with optical fibre networks and strategic research and development of systems for securing modern communication networks using quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography. A Junior Centrum Excelence centre for information security at the Secondary School of Informatics, Postal Services and Finance Brno was opened at the begin­ ning of 2020. The objective of the Junior Centrum Excelence centres is to ensure the creation of a future expert foundation that will enable better responses to the latest cyber threats. The centres are exceptional and progressive in their approach to teaching and edu­ cation in information security, the implementation of safety measures and, last but not least, in their technical equipment. With their help, other secondary schools can also teach information security. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: GROWTH OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBER SECURITY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL The development of regulatory tools in the Czech Republic largely depends on the situation abroad as well as on the decisions adopted at European and international level. The NÚKIB represents the Czech Republic’s interests in cyber secu­rity in international organisations and integration groups, namely in the EU, the UN and NATO, but also in the OECD, the OSCE and the ITU, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter the ‘MFA’), the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Telecommunication Office and others. Measures 31