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Luxembourg takes over the chair of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre
Pascal Steichen (photo), CEO SECURITYMADEIN.LU, has just been elected Chairman of the newly established European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), following the second Governing Board meeting held on February 16th.
On February 16th, the Governing Board of the
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre officially met for the second time, gathering
representatives from Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity,
ENISA.
During the meeting took place the election of the Chair of
the Governing board. Pascal Steichen was
elected to this position for three years, once renewable. Furthermore, the list of National
Competence Centers officially appointed by the Member States was
ratified by the board and
published.
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, which will be
located in Bucharest, together with the
Network of National Coordination Centres, will contribute to strengthening European cybersecurity
capacities as well as boosting research excellence and the competitiveness of the Union’s industry
in this field.
The network of national coordination centres will work
towards the objective of creating a
European cyber community, to foster cross-border cooperation and the
preparation of joint actions with the
European Cyber Security Competence Centre. They will support capacity building in cyber security at national level,
and where applicable, at regional and local levels.
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre will also manage
part of the funding that is dedicated to
cybersecurity from the Digital
Europe Programme and Horizon
Europe, as well as from the
Member States. The Digital
Europe Programme cybersecurity call, with a specific investment of 55 million dedicated to the
deployment of National Coordination Centres, will open on February 22.
The Governing Board of the Centre is composed of
representatives from the Member States
(27 members), the Commission (2 members) and ENISA (1 permanent
observer). The Commission runs the
Centre until it can operate independently.
“I welcome this election with great enthusiasm and pride. We
have a great amount of work ahead of us,
to build and continuously strengthen this European cyber community. Joining
forces to enhance research, innovation
and response to emerging threats is a key factor in increasing Europe’s cybersecurity capacity and competitiveness”,
Pascal Steichen says, in the wake of his election.
More information about the European Cybersecurity Competence
Centre (ECCC) HERE
Source: SECURITYMADEINLU