National strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber risks – NCS implementation plan Implementation plan Skills and knowledge building The earliest possible detection and correct assessment of cyber risks are a prerequisite for mitigating these risks. The corresponding skills should be developed, conveyed and further developed by the existing education and research institutions in an interdisciplinary manner. Switzerland has a powerful network of education and research institutions at various levels. Switzerland's education and research centre should give the appropriate weight to the area of cyber risks and provide society, the business community and the authorities with the necessary skills and research findings. The foundation for achieving these objectives is laid with cyber security research. Figure 5 Roadmap for skills and knowledge building Early identification of trends and technologies, and knowledge building (M1) Measure overview Measure objective Trends and technologies in the field of ICT and the resulting opportunities and risks are identified at an early stage and communicated to stakeholders in academia, political circles and society. Overall responsibility for the measure armasuisse S+T Participation of federal units Cyber Security Competence Centre, SERI Participation of third parties Universities, SATW (trend analysis) Existing Cyber Defence Campus of armasuisse S+T: anticipation bodies/processes/concepts platform for the monitoring and early identification of cyber technologies 13/79