3.6 International Cooperation Due to its global nature, cyber security requires an intense joint use of information and coordination of activities both at national and international levels. The Slovak Republic, as a member state of NATO and the EU, will participate in drawing up international strategic and conceptual documents, international policies and standards and will, at the same time, build the most efficient model of cooperation, exchange and joint use of information between CERT and CSIR-type offices. Besides active international collaboration in international organizations and structures, the Slovak Republic will also establish and develop bilateral collaboration with nations sharing identical values. The Slovak Republic will organize and participate in international cyber trainings and exercises. 3.7 Support of Science and Research in the Area of Cyber Security In the framework of cooperation of the public sector with the private sector and the academic institutions, the Slovak Republic also intends to support the development of cooperation in research projects (including qualitative and quantitative research). It will support participation in national as well as European research projects and activities in the area of cyber security, stressing the use of funds from the Research and Innovations Operating Programme for the 2014 - 2020 programming period. Research activities in the area will be coordinated by the central state administration authority for cyber security. The Slovak Republic also intends to support the private sector and academic institutions in the development and implementation of information and communication technologies aimed at the protection of cyber space and in the development thereof; stimulation of investments in the area will be a national priority. 18