MEETING THE GOALS OF THE NATIONAL CYBER AND INFORMATION SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2022 To fulfil the objectives of this plan, the NÚKIB organized three meetings of the Platform for Research and Development in Cybersecurity, whose members are state administration authorities, academic and research institutions, and representatives of the private sector. The first meeting took place on the premises of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, and the second one at the Technical University of Ostrava. Both meetings focused on strengthening cooperation in the field of research and development. The third meeting was held at the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University and focused on current trends in the field of cryptography and the development of quantum technologies. The NÚKIB further supported greater involvement of the user community in the research, development, and innovation support system in cybersecurity, including strengthening the ability to put results into practice. Along with departments of the Police of the Czech Republic and the Army of the Czech Republic, the NÚKIB has supported several research projects funded by public tenders of the Ministry of the Interior from the position of application guarantor. As part of international project initiatives, the NÚKIB became a member of the consortium of the project led by Masaryk University called Cyber-security Excellence Hub in Estonia and South Moravia (CHESS), whose goal is to develop research and innovation cooperation of the South Moravian Region with Estonia in the field of cybersecurity. In 2022, the NÚKIB continued to build an information basis in the field of cybersecurity research and development. Newsletters reporting on the news in the area of science and research as well as new technologies in cybersecurity are regularly published on the NÚKIB website. By the means of scientific diplomacy, the NÚKIB organised a video conference meeting between representatives of academia and their Israeli counterparts with the aim of establishing closer cooperation leading to possible preparation of an international research project. The NÚKIB also provided several informal consultations regarding the possibility of drawing funds from EU framework programs. Through the working groups of the European Commission, the NÚKIB contributed to the structure and thematic focus of the Digital Europe Framework Programme, through which the European Commission allocates funds to the development of artificial intelligence, supercomputing, cybersecurity, and advanced digital skills 44