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11 20 2015

NCI Agency ensures partnership with Poland, signs Multi-Year Programme of Work

On 18 November 2015, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) hosted MGEN Nasiadka, Chief Command and Control Directorate of the Polish Armed Forces, in Brussels, Belgium, for the Signature Ceremony of the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW) between Poland and the NCI Agency.

The Multi-Year Programme of Work

The NCI Agency and Poland agreed to refine the areas of cooperation between the Polish Ministry of Defence and the NCI Agency based on the Memorandum of Agreement on "Cooperation on C3 and C4ISR Related Activities" (C4ISR MOA) in place between Poland and the NCI Agency.

The signature of the MYPOW is a demonstration of the confidence between Poland and the NCI Agency in the effort to achieve increase interoperability of NATO in a common approach.

The MYPOW defines the terms and conditions for projects on a Task Order (TO) basis. It encompasses the overall spectrum of activities while addressing current and emerging requirements. This agreement with Poland is the eighth formal MYPOW that the NCI Agency has signed with nations and multinational organizations.

Poland and NCI Agency have already been engaged in a successful cooperation for several years. This includes projects such as NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence Systems (NATIMNADS) and support to the Polish Special Operations Centre – Special Operations Component Command (Polish SOC-SOCC) in preparation for the NATO Response Force (NRF). Poland is also playing a lead role in the implementation of Readiness Action Plan and is a key partner for the NCI Agency in this domain. Its national involvement in the Visegrad Group also places Poland at the core of regional cooperation where the Agency is fully engaged.

Acquisition, installation and training support for Air Situation Data Exchange (ASDE) and NATO Common Operational Picture (NCOP) are the next endeavours Poland and NCI Agency are facing together. Additionally, Poland has decided to position themselves as the "Pilot Nation" for implementing NCOP.

The signature of the MYPOW will enable further active cooperation between Poland and the NCI Agency in all of these domains, fostering the implementation of the NATO First Solution in the context of the adaptation measures taken by NATO and NATO Nations.