Official Journal NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY The National Cybersecurity Strategy, which should have been attached to decision No. 1084, dated 24.12.2020 of the Council of Ministers “On adopting the National Cybersecurity Strategy and its Action Plan 2020-2025”, and published in the Official Gazette no. 233, dated 30.12.2020. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: STRATEGIC CONTEXT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN ALBANIA Cybersecurity Situation Cybersecurity legal framework Safe internet for children Education, research, and training in the field of cybersecurity 3. STRATEGY VISION VISION Impact indicators and outcome indicators PART II: POLICY GOALS AND SPECIFIC STRATEGY OBJECTIVES 4. Policy goal 1: Ensuring cybersecurity at the national level through the protection of information infrastructure, and strengthening technological and legal tools Specific objective 1: Improving the legal framework providing norms and regulating cybersecurity in the country, and aligning this framework with European Union directives and regulation Specific objective 2: Establishing and operation of CSIRTs in all industry sectors nationally Specific objective 3: Strengthening and implementing security measures in critical and important information infrastructure Specific objective 4: Enhancing information infrastructure to combat cybercrime, radicalization, and violent extremism 5. Policy goal 2: Developing a safe cyberspace educating and raising awareness in the society regarding professional capacity building in the information security field Year 2021 - Issue 7 Specific objective 1: Professional capacity building in the information security field through revision of education curricula Specific objective 2: Awareness raising and professional skills building on cybersecurity in public and private institutions Specific objective 3: Raising society awareness on cybersecurity and cyberthreats 6. Policy goal 3: Developing mechanisms required for child safety in cyberspace, while preparing the younger generation to benefit from the advantages of technology and overcome development challenges Specific objective 1: Strengthening the legal framework to improve child online safety 6.2. Specific objective 2: Preventing child online sexual abuse through awareness-raising and the creation of a safe online browsing space 6.5 Specific Objective 5: Strengthening cross-sector cooperation for the protection of children online 7. Policy goal 4: Improving national and international cooperation with strategic partners in the cybersecurity field Specific objective 1: Strengthening institutional cooperation at the national level Specific objective 2: Strengthening international cooperation in the cybersecurity and defense field and countering violent extremism and radicalization PART IV: IMPLEMENTATION, INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY PART V ACTION PLAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTATION Activity costing methodology Budget and financial resources for action plan implementation PART I: STRATEGIC CONTEXT 1. INTRODUCTION The development of the internet and technology innovation changes over the recent decades have resulted in fundamental changes and challenges in every society worldwide. Our daily lives, human rights, economies, and social interaction are deeply impacted by information and communication technologies. A common and Page|1485