• enhance defence planning system at the MoD and the national level and harmonise it with NATO defence planning processes and EU military capability development procedures, • optimise the administrative structure and evaluate the effectiveness of internal processes, • systematically implement risk management at the MoD, • increase the use of information technologies and electronic means used in state administration, including the use of electronic auctions, • streamline management of AF SR stocks, • measures in the area of energy efficiency of buildings, • cooperation at the inter-ministerial and international level in the area of preparation of personnel and armament, • a purposeful utilisation of resources from abroad, especially within NATO and the EU. Financial resources gained in this manner will be used first and foremost to improve the AF SR. 104) In line with the constitutional authority and the principal of civilian management and democratic oversight of armed forces, their tasks, the financing of national defence and the level of defence capacities are determined by democratically elected state authorities. Inevitably a risk to national defence will arise if the Slovak Republic will not have the capacities and capabilities to fully cover all threats in line with her politico-military ambition. 3.5 Defence Planning 105) Defence planning integrating an entire spectrum of planning domains (forces planning, resource planning, armament planning, logistics planning etc.) will be the deciding tool of Government in creating and maintaining defence capacities. This will include a balanced approach and the effective allocation of resources to ensure required AF SR capacities and capabilities, along with national defence support, in line with the needs of the defence of the Slovak Republic and international commitments of Slovakia. An improvement of the defence planning system 106) In order to achieve development aims effectively, a key precondition must be the improvement of the defence planning system, tying in strategic aims, mid-term programming priorities and the budget with the procurement process, while ensuring harmony between individual planning domains. 107) By improving the defence planning system, support will be given to a more effective allocation of resources and to their more efficient and more purposeful utilisation in order to complete tasks and improve the AF SR. At the same time, the MoD will reinforce its ability and effectiveness in 48 WHITE PAPER ON DEFENCE