01190nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260007300044653001900117100002100136245006000157520083900217       2011                            d  c2011bInstitute of Information and Communication TechnologiesaSofia10aIT4Sec reports1 aVenelin Georgiev00aNATO’s Role in Implementing the Smart Defence Concept3 a"NATO's role in implementing the concept of intelligent defense" is a paper delivered at the international conference "Smart Defence - the New Vision of Cooperation, Coordination and Coherence in SEE," held on 8 and 9 December 2011. The conference was organized by the Institute for European Initiatives with support from NATO's Public Diplomacy Division, the Association "George Marshall" - Bulgaria and the University of National and World Economy. The report presents an analysis of the environment made by its main features, messages and tools (instruments) to reveal the challenges, risks and possible solutions associated with implementing the concept of smart defense. At the end of the report makes suggestions for practical actions to facilitate implementation of the concept of smart defense in national and regional levels.