Tools and Procedures to Strengthen National Cyber Defence Capability related operational capabilities, in line with the goals and means of the Common Security and Defence Policy; stimulating a solid technological and industrial base for ICT and computer products, in line with the principles set out in the EU cybersecurity strategy and with the commitments made in the European Council and OSCE; • At the Trans-Atlantic level, ensuring the efficiency and the interoperability of assets devoted to common defence, and supporting the full integration of the cyber domain in NATO defence planning process and in the military doctrine, so as to ensure the deployment of a robust capability against cyber attacks targeting the vital and Attaining the full operational capability of the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT, as already identified by Article no. 16 of Legislative Decree no. 259/2003, and set within the purview of the Ministry of Economic Development), in order to enhance the national capability to survey and react to potential threats and actual attacks on the ICT domestic infrastructure through the creation of a secure and trustworthy exchange of information. 23 strategic interests of both NATO and Italy; • At the bilateral level, engage with countries of strategic importance, as well as with potential recipients of multilateral projects of technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives. Participation in cybersecurity exercises organized by ENISA and NATO, with the aim of testing and improving national preparedness, also in dealing with cybersecurity events requiring international cooperation. Italy’s participation in the global debate about cybersecurity cannot ignore the interests of the national ICT and cybersecurity industrial base. The national CERT (CERT-N), has the task to identify a shared communication framework with other CERTs as well as to designate roles, responsibilities and pointsof-contact at the national level to effectively ensure crisis management capabilities and the consistency of a national cybersecurity community. The national CERT works as a cooperative public-private partnership supporting citizens and firms through situational awareness and prevention campaigns, and