Policy Paper on Cyber Security 2015 - 2017
20.03.2014 issued by the Prime Minister, the Minister in charge of Public Administration and
Innovation, The National Agency for Cyber Security (ALCIRT) and the Departament of
Developing Programming, Financing and Foreign Aid at the Council of Ministers.
The preconditions for the efficient and successful implementation of “The Policy Paper for the
Cyber Security 2015 – 2017” include:
- General consesus and the free will to implement the proposed objectives and activities;
- Promotion of “The Policy Paper for the Cyber Security 2015 – 2017” as well as its objectives for
the public and private sectors and citizens;
- An efficient monitoring and assessment system in order to check whether the objectives that are
defined in the Policy Paper are achieved;
- Encouraging cooperation between public authorities and becoming aware of the best practices in
the region on a continuous basis.
The implementation of this Policy Paper will be based on the use of a number of indicators related
to inputs, processes, products and the effects of the Action Plan. The indicators will be assessed
periodically by the public institutions according to the division of work and their jurisdiction in
the area of cyber security. The indicators will be collected by ALCIRT, according to the indicators
defined in advance in this document for the fulfillment of every policy, in cooperation with
different public institutions. Based on these indicators, the Minister in charge of Public
Administration and Innovation will develop annual reports on the progress of Policy Papers; the
annual reports will be made available to the public.
The process of setting up a monitoring system and the effective assessment will be supported by
activities to strengthen human and structural capacities as well as investment in safer ICT
infrastructures. Informing the public and monitoring the implementation of the Policy Paper and
its results by civil society and the operators of the private sector will also constitute one of the
basic elements of the monitoring and accountability system.
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