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
The focus will be on improving cybersecurity capabilities across the EU, notably for SMEs and public organisations, through both supply and demand support measures. This may include awareness raising measures (where relevant in line with activities promoted by ENISA), or marketplace platforms supporting interaction between suppliers and adopters of cybersecurity solutions and training.
Detailed Call Description
To support the market uptake and dissemination of innovative cybersecurity solutions (notably in SMEs, as well as results from publicly funded research in the EU), improve knowledge and auditing of cybersecurity preparedness.
Proposals must address at least one, and ideally more, of the following:
- Cybersecurity protection services.
- Auditing of cybersecurity resilience of equipment and services.
- Security testing tools including static-analysis code scanning tools.
- Cybersecurity investigation tools, tracing the origins of cybersecurity threats.
- Incident response tools that fit into general operational and management cybersecurity strategies.
- Support to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure, in line with national policies where relevant.
- Funding and support for projects that improve and/or audit open-source software with regard to cybersecurity.
- Support for hackathons, cybersecurity challenges and conferences, and for engaging with relevant stakeholders including software development communities.
- Support to awareness raising, prevention, education, training, and gender balance in cybersecurity.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
50% and 75% (for SMEs)
Maximum grant amount per project: €1 000 000 – €3 000 000
Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Local Authorities
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), established in one of the EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories) or EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein).
For the topic DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-B-03-UPTAKECYBERSOLUTIONS only, proposals can also be submitted by countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme.
Targeted stakeholders
This topic targets in particular SMEs, but other applicants are not excluded.
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