May 19 2025

NATO’s Committee of Deputy Permanent Representatives visits NCIA

On 19 May 2025, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) welcomed the NATO’s Committee of Deputy Permanent Representatives (DPRC) to its main campus in The Hague, Netherlands.

The visit provided an opportunity for the DPRC to learn more about NCIA’s mission, structure and the wide range of services and capabilities NCIA is providing to NATO and Allied Nations. The Deputies were accompanied by NATO Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management Carlo Borghini, the DPRC Dean Zlatin Krastev, and the Director Innovation unit, Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber Division (IHC) Nikolaos Loutas.

NATO’s Committee of Deputy Permanent Representatives visits NCIA

The delegation was welcomed by NCIA General Manager Ludwig Decamps and NCIA senior leaders. “We are very happy to welcome the DPRC to The Hague in this pre-NATO Summit environment. The Hague is one of our main locations providing business continuity to NATO,” said Decamps, during his welcoming remarks. “The NCIA workforce provides access to the data and communications which support business continuity for the Alliance and daily operations, which makes up more than half of NCIA’s work.”

Through a programme of briefings and lab visits, participants gained insight into how NCIA is enabling NATO’s digital backbone and readiness, particularly in the area of cyber security, missile defence and software development. The lab tour included the satellite communications lab, the exploiting data science and AI lab, and the air command and control maintenance and interoperability facility.

The DPRC deals with cross-cutting issues ranging from strategic and political oversight of areas, such as changes in the international security situation and implications for NATO, to HR policy and committee reform. The DPRC reports directly to the North Atlantic Council and acts as ‘trouble-shooting committee’ for those issues on which no consensus can be achieved in the competent committee.

NCIA welcomes this opportunity to showcase ongoing projects and capabilities to a wider NATO audience to underscore the important work of the organization and the commitment of all personnel to digitally transform the Alliance and ensure robust resilience.