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The Commission has signed this week the agreement for the grant of the project that begins now and will end in 2022
Representatives of the European Commission signed this week the grant agreement to launch the CyberSec4Europe project, one of the four projects within the Horizon 2020 call to establish and operate a pilot program for a Competency Network in Cybersecurity and to develop and implement a common roadmap for research and innovation in cybersecurity.
The University of Murcia has a prominent role in the CyberSec4Europe project, which is a research-based consortium with 43 participants from 22 EU Member States and associated countries.
On the part of Spain, 4 partners (two universities and 2 companies) participate and among them is the University of Murcia, represented by the research group in Intelligent Systems and Telematics directed by Professor Antonio Skarmeta.
CyberSec4Europe will align and interconnect a vast group of research excellence in existing research centers and facilities, bringing together cybersecurity expertise in an interdisciplinary manner while developing a governance model for the future European Cybersecurity Competency Network.
The 43 partners of the consortium will consolidate and strengthen cooperation and synergies between the research and industrial communities, including SMEs.
The 42-month project will strengthen the research and innovation capacity and cybersecurity capabilities of the member states to address the growing number of cybersecurity challenges in the future.
The project has identified key demonstration cases in different industrial domains, including finance, health, transport and smart cities.
These address prominent research areas in the public and private sectors that correspond closely to real-world problems, cyber threats and security issues.
Another important result will be the development of a cybersecurity skills framework model to be used as a reference by education providers, employers and citizens.
Antonio Skarmeta, in particular, will be responsible for coordinating the work related to the definition of common research strategies.
This will allow CyberSec4Europe to develop a road map and recommendations for the implementation of the Network of Competency Centers using the practical experience acquired in the project.
With the aim of increasing the effectiveness of Security in the Union, the EU wishes to ensure that essential capabilities are developed to ensure its digital economy, infrastructure, society and democracy.
The EU has acknowledged that research, improved training and investments in cybersecurity are spread across Europe unevenly, and that there is an urgent need to increase investment in technological advances that could make the digital single market more cybersecurity and overcome the fragmentation of EU research capabilities.
The main coordinator, Professor Kai Rannenberg, of the Goethe University Frankfurt, says: "On behalf of the CyberSec4Europe consortium of partners, we are extremely grateful to the European Commission for this opportunity to explore one of the most interesting initiatives in the area of ​​Research and Innovation in Europe in cybersecurity We are very excited to be at the forefront of efforts to address the challenges in developing a common European approach to cybersecurity and at the same time to protect fundamental European values ​​such as privacy and rights. of consumers and SMEs. "
The CyberSec4Europe contract begins in February 2019 and will last until July 2022 with a total budget of 16 million euros.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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