Seminars and Trainings

30-31 January 2014, Bucharest

On 30-31 January 2014 representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of Romania. The accent of the visit was put on the physical security of classified information and the CIS security accreditation. The study visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument.

11-14 November 2013, Bratislava

On 11-14 November 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic related to the industrial security of classified information. The study visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument.

Sarajevo, 23-24 October 2013

On 23-24 October 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information participated in the TAIEX workshop on TEMPEST equipment and TEMPEST zoning. The aim of the workshop was to encourage further regional cooperation of the Western Balkan countries in ensuring protection of classified information through protection against compromising electromagnetic emanations or TEMPEST countermeasures.

Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, 16-20 September 2013

The Workshop on NATO Security Policy for Non-NATO Nations and International Organizations’ Security (NNEs/IOs) Officers was held on 16-20 September 2013 in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, in organization by the NATO Office of Security (NOS) and the National Security Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. The Directorate for Security of Classified Information took part in the workshop with one representative.

The emphasis at the workshop was on the training of the NNEs/IOs security officers for facilitating the implementation of the NATO Security Policy in the Non-NATO Nations and International Organizations.

Prague, 7-10 October 2013

In the period from 7 to 10 October 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The aim of the study visit was to exchange and obtain new experiences related to the security accreditation and certification of the communication and information systems.

10-11 September 2013, Sofia

On 10-11 September 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the State Commission for Security of Information of the Republic of Bulgaria, organized with support of the European Commission TAIEX instrument. The aim of the study visit was to obtain practical experiences related to the performing of inspections of the implementation of the document security criteria and measures at the registries and control points for classified information.

Skopje, 2-3 July 2013

On 2-3 July 2013 in Skopje, in co-operation with the European Commission and its TAIEX instrument, the Directorate for Security of Classified Information held a workshop on “The treatment of classified information during investigation, prosecution and other legal proceedings”.

Around 60 representatives of the courts and prosecution offices in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as of the Association Bar, took part in the workshop. The pool of lecturers included an EUROPOL representative and representatives of the national security authorities of Macedonia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Spain and Bulgaria.

Ohrid, 10-13 June 2013

Three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information participated in the NATO workshop on advanced research for development of the cyber-defence policy was held on 10-13 June 2013 in Ohrid.

The lectures were prepared and given by the distinguished academics, professors from the Norwich University from the USA, which was also a co-organizer of the workshop, professors from St. Cyril and Methodius University – Skopje, the St. Apostol Pavle University – Ohrid, from the Military Academy General Mihailo Apostolski – Skopje, from universities from Moldova, Greece, Croatia and other member countries of the Alliance, as well as a professor from the NATO Training Centre in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.

The aim of the workshop was to transfer the educational and research experiences and practices, as well as their comparison with concrete experiences of the ministries in the Republic of Macedonia. In this sense, the pool of participants in the workshop included representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Macedonia.

The agenda for the workshop also included educational exercises aimed at determining the position and the competences of the entities and the institutions within the state related to the development and implementation of the cyber defence strategy, and to the positioning and establishing communication with other such entities in the state and wider.

Budapest, 24-26 September 2012

Three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified information visited the National Security Authority of Hungary in the period 24-26 September 2012. The study visit was supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The accent of the study visit was on handling and protection of classified information in the field of the industrial security. In that context, the exchange of experiences between the two authorities is of great importance, not only for the upgrading of the knowledge in the field of the industrial security, but also for the enhancement of the bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Macedonia and Hungary.

Bonn/Berlin, 4 to 9 June 2012

Three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information visited the National Security Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany in the period from 4 to 9 June 2012. The study visit was supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The aim of the study visit was to obtain knowledge of the work of the German institutions which have competencies in the protection and handling of classified information, with particular emphasis on the information security. For that reason working visits were accomplished to the federal institution for security of information BSI and the Ministry of Economy and Technology in Bonn, and to the National Security Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.

This study visit is of great importance for the Republic of Macedonia because new experience and practices were obtained related to the protection and handling of classified information. These experiences and the established contacts with the German representatives will contribute to enhancing the bilateral cooperation and to the practical implementation of the signed Memorandum of Agreement on technical and information cooperation and of the bilateral agreement on mutual protection of classified information to be signed soon between the Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Germany.