the long-term development of university-level education and vocational training and exercises in line with AF SR requirements, including the training of professional soldiers in the area of cyber security. In the interest of maintaining and developing capabilities, it will continue to augment and rejuvenate its academic staff with professional soldiers. The Academy will support the two-way mobility of academic staff and cadets, especially within the EU. It will continue to carry out research and development as a sponsor of military science development in Slovakia. It will also provide education to the civilian personnel of the MoD and other bodies of public administration, which will be focused on matters of national security and defence. 141) The Military Office of Social Welfare budgetary organisation will carry out tasks connected with providing sick-pay, injury claims, retirement pensions and social welfare services in line with the Legal Act number 328/2002 of the Collection of Laws on Social Welfare of Law Enforcement Officers and Soldiers. The optimisation of its operation will be aided by a greater use of communication and information technologies. 142) Semi-budgetary organisations: • The Housing Agency of the MoD will, at the latest, be abolished after disposing of all housing under its supervision. • The Central Military Hospital - Ružomberok – Teaching Hospital will provide medical care and will carry out tasks connected with the medical support of national defence. 143) The process of rationalisation and streamlining of operations according to the needs of national defence will continue in the joint stock companies the Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín JSC (a defence industry company) and HOREZZA JSC (a recreation services company) managed by the MoD.4 In the above mentioned defence industry companies, emphasis will be placed on the utilisation of their production, repair, construction, development and testing capacities for the benefit of the AF SR. 144) The state-owned enterprise Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic will carry out activities leading to an efficient and ecological management of forest and agricultural land in military districts and in military forests. Measures will be taken to improve the efficiency of its operations. ) The MoD has a 50% share in the St. Michael’s Hospital JSC. 4 58 WHITE PAPER ON DEFENCE