in twenty seventeen the federal interior ministry created cetus a new central office for security sector information technology. much of the headquarters building is still under construction but soon several hundred people will be working here as the federal criminal police and the federal office for the protection of the constitution develop new ways to fight crime. bill carl is the president of this new organization carl says the israeli approach of bringing together large numbers of experts from different sectors is a good one. i don't think that we can copy exactly what is relevant countries are doing but i think we're in a good position but. the key to success in those countries is to bring experts from industry universities and various institutions together. so that's exactly what we're trying to do here at cetus along with the private sector it is the bundeswehr university and the cyber defense research institute which goes into the congress for the two forces institute cyber defense. but some critics say that has needs to be more transparent about the kinds of research and develo

but some critics say bad cetus needs to be more transparent about the kinds of research and development projects that will be carried out here. the agency's mission is to provide technical assistance in fighting crime and in hansing national security but it's not clear for example what sorts of methods sita smyth use to help prevent terrorist attacks we'll learn more about that once the agency is fully operational . right now bill fleet carle is more concerned about finding enough people to fill the need jobs. thus probably floyd austin need to push to get the shortage of qualified experts in mathematics information technology and communications engineering that is a real problem for both the federal government and the private sector. we have about thirty employees right now and plan to hire about twenty mil. i'm sick. for. c.t.'s also employs attorneys and administrative experts but it's clear that right now the agency simply doesn't have enough personnel to launch complex research and development projects like corresponding agencies in israel have done. this indicates that germany has