3. facilitating research and development in Information Society, electronic communications and postal services; 4. facilitating the implementation of information technology in small and medium-sizes enterprises; 5. facilitating the development of education and vocational training in information technology; 6. projects providing affordable electronic communications services; 7. research and marketing in Information Society, information technology, of electronic communications and of postal services; 8. participation in European projects, programmes and other initiatives; 9. projects related to the establishment and modernization of electronic communications networks and of the postal infrastructure; 10. release of radio spectrum for civilian purposes; 11. projects for support of the state governance related to information technology, electronic communications and postal services; 12. (amended, SG No. 109/2007) projects related to national security, subject to clearance with the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defence and the State Agency for National Security; 13. activities and participation in projects related to NATO and other collective security organizations; 14. (amended, SG No. 17/2009, SG No. 35/2009, effective 12.05.2009, SG No. 89/2009, effective 10.11.2009, supplemented, SG No. 93/2009, effective 25.12.2009) projects related to the governance of the country in cases of disasters and industrial accidents after clearance with the Ministry of Interior. (2) The resources on the activities covered under Paragraph (1), with the exception of Items 10, 12 and 13, shall be spent applying the principles of competitiveness, transparency and non-discrimination. (3) In implementing the projects relating to the national security NATO and other organizations for joint security, the procedures applicable to them shall apply. (4) The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications shall prepare an annual report on the spending of the resources referred to in Paragraph (1), which shall be posted on the Internet site of the said Agency not later than the 31st day of March of the next succeeding year. Chapter Four REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Section I Communications Regulation Commission Article 21. (1) The regulatory and control functions upon implementation of electronic communications shall be performed by the Communications Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the Commission". (2) The Commission shall be an independent specialized state body. The Commission shall be a legal entity with a head office in Sofia. (3) The Commission shall implement the statutory instruments of primary and secondary legislation and the general administrative acts in electronic communications, the electronic communications policy, the radio spectrum planning and allocation policy, and the postal services policy. (4) The Commission shall regulate and control the implementation of electronic communications in accordance with this Act. (5) The Commission shall register and control the activity of providing certification services in connection with electronic signatures according to the procedure established by the Electronic