Insider Brief
- The European Commission has announced new calls for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme, allocating a budget of €84 million for activities supporting Security Operation Centres, cybersecurity legislation implementation like the Cyber Resilience Act, and the transition to post-quantum cryptography in Europe.
- Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager emphasized the necessity of cybersecurity in protecting citizens, societies, and economies, given the escalating cyberthreats.
- The calls are open to a wide range of entities, including businesses, SMEs, and public administrations from EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and countries associated with the Digital Europe Programme.
PRESS RELEASE — Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2023 — The Commission has published a series of new calls for proposals for the Digital Europe Programme. A dedicated budget of €84 million is available for activities supporting Security Operation Centres with novel applications of AI and other enabling technologies, for the implementation of cybersecurity EU legislation such as the Cyber Resilience Act, as well as for the European transition to post-quantum cryptography.
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age, said:
With the magnitude of cyberthreats increasing exponentially, cybersecurity is a must-have. This call for supporting technologies will help the EU invest to protect us as citizens, our societies and our economy.
Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton said:
Detection speed is key to effectively respond to cyber threats. That is why we want to invest in novel AI applications and other enabling technologies to strengthen our European SOC infrastructure and achieve a true European cyber shield.
The calls are open to businesses, SMEs, public administrations, and other entities from the EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme. The projects funded by this call will be managed by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC).
The call will open for applications on 16 January 2024 and the deadline to submit applications is 26 March 2024 at 17:00 CET.
