European Commission surveys cybersecurity centers of expertise and competence

The European Commission is conducting aEurope-wide survey of centers of expertise and competence in cybersecurity. This survey has been extended until March 8 and its main objective is to identify public and private entities in the European Union that carry out research in areas related to cybersecurity. This initiative aims to respond to the proposals of the Joint Communication "Resilience, Deterrence and Defense: Strengthening Cybersecurity in the EU", namely on the establishment of a network of cybersecurity competence centers, built around a European Research and Competence Center in this area.

This network will stimulate "the development and deployment of cybersecurity technologies and complement efforts to strengthen capabilities in this area, at EU and national level", as stated in the Joint Communication "Resilience, Deterrence and Defense: Strengthening Cybersecurity in the EU". In this sense, the participation of national centers in this survey could allow for greater visibility of existing national capabilities in this area, as well as better use of benefits that may be made available at European level.

Participation in this survey involves filling in this form.

We would also like to highlight the opening of a call with funding of 50 million euros, for a pilot phase of projects aimed at creating the aforementioned network of cybersecurity competence centers. This call is promoted by the European Commission and runs until May 29. More information here.