Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.
Worth €7.6 billion (in current prices), the Programme is a part of the next long-term EU budget, (the Multiannual Financial Framework), and it covers 2021 to 2027. It will provide funding for projects in five crucial areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.
The Programme is fine-tuned to fill the gap between the research of digital technologies and their deployment, and to bring the results of research to the market – for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and businesses, and in particular SMEs. Investments under the Digital Europe programme supports the Union’s twin objectives of a green transition and digital transformation and strengthens the Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Proposals should aim to strengthen Europe’s efforts on the transition to PQC by supporting European and international standardisation activities, delivering a comprehensive European PQC industrial migration roadmap and raise awareness regarding PQC endeavours.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals are expected to engage in concrete standardisation efforts within both European and international standardisation forums, where PQC will play a pivotal role in the near future and where progress in standardisation will augment existing cybersecurity capabilities and create a competitive edge upon Europe.
Proposals should establish a proactive presence and take on leadership roles in orchestrating and shaping international standards and regulations for PQC. This can either be in existing standardisation activities and bodies or, where relevant, by contributing to creating new standardisation activities in existing groups and/or creation of new groups.
Proposals should cultivate a cohesive European PQC community, fostering collaboration among academic and industrial stakeholders, and engage in a structured dialogue on various fora. This will entail harmonising activities across European, national, and regional programs and projects, and pave the way for synergetic innovation efforts in PQC to help unlock use-cases for practical cybersecurity applications in Europe.
Proposals should bring together key stakeholders across the entire PQC value chain. This holistic approach should encompass researchers, standardisation experts and representatives from industry sectors. A comprehensive outline should be provided in the proposal, detailing the stakeholders to be engaged and the methodologies to efficiently coordinate their efforts at the European level in order to achieve impactful outcomes that effectively promote European interests in PQC standardisation.
The proposals will strive to establish constructive dialogues with international PQC programmes and promote international cooperation activities. Emphasis should be placed on collaborative exchanges between key international participants, including the EU and countries such as the USA, exploiting complementary strengths and challenges and fostering mutually beneficial outcomes in standardisation efforts.
This action aims at supporting stakeholders dealing with technologies that will be used to protect the cybersecurity of critical industrial assets with a new paradigm that is set to be a game changer in encryption.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Project budget (maximum grant amount): €1 million per project
The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested. The minimum budget for each topic as listed above is strongly recommended.
Thematic Categories
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
Targeted stakeholders: This topic targets PQC standardisation stakeholders (within both European and international standardisation forums), industrial players, including SMEs and start-ups, and relevant actors that play a role in the PQC standardisation process.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Directorate of Research and Innovation
Eleana Gabriel
Telephone: +357 22 691918
Email: egabriel@dmrid.gov.cy