Azerbaijan and NATO launch new scientific cooperation project

On Wednesday (25 September) and Thursday (26 September), a team from NATO's Science for Peace and Security (SPS) programme visited Baku, Azerbaijan, to review ongoing scientific cooperation and launch a new research initiative aimed at protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.

This new project will focus on the development of a cyber platform that will enable organisations to train personnel, test new technologies and evaluate processes under simulated cyber attack conditions. Over the next two years, Romania's National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) and Azerbaijan's Special State Service for Communication and Information Security will work together to implement this initiative. 

NATO's SPS programme has a long history of cooperation with Azerbaijan, including projects to neutralise toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel remnants, protect energy infrastructure from seismic risks, secure cyber networks and develop sensors to detect landmines and explosives. The SPS programme provides valuable opportunities for academics, experts and officials in Azerbaijan and other partner countries to propose innovative scientific projects in collaboration with colleagues from NATO countries. These activities promote the exchange of knowledge on security-related issues and build international scientific networks.


Source: commonspace.eu with other agencies