ECSO & the European cPPP Sample Clauses

ECSO & the European cPPP. The cyber security market will become increasingly diverse in the shift towards the “networked society”, which will inter-connect things as well as people while increasing cyber risks. In July 2016, the EC launched a new public private partnership on cyber security, which is expected to trigger €1.8 billion in investment by 2020. The partnership is part of a series of new initiatives to better equip Europe against cyber attacks and to strengthen the competitiveness of its cyber security sector. Trust and security are seen as critical factors for the DSM, which aims to reinforce co- operation across borders and help develop innovative and secure technologies, products and services across the EU. Within Horizon 2020, the EC will invest €450 million with cyber security market players represented by the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)51 expected to invest three times that amount. ECSO is a self-financed, non-profit, industry-led organisation bringing together a wide variety of stakeholders such as large companies, SMEs and Start-ups, research centres, universities, clusters and association as well as European Member State’s local, regional and national administrations, countries part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and H2020 associated countries. The main objective of ECSO is to support all types of initiatives or projects that aim to develop, promote and encourage cybersecurity and in particular to:  Xxxxxx and protect from cyber threats the growth of the European Digital Single Market.  Develop the cybersecurity market in Europe and the growth of a competitive cybersecurity and ICT industry, with an increased market position.  Develop and implement cybersecurity solutions for the critical steps of trusted supply chains jn sectorial applications where Europe is a leader. ECSO is engaged in taking concrete actions to achieve these objectives by:  Collaborating with the European Commission and national public administrations to promote Research and Innovation in cybersecurity  Propose a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and a Multiannual Roadmap with its regular updates.  Xxxxxx market development and investments in demonstration projects and pilots to facilitate bringing innovation to cybersecurity market.  Xxxxxx competitiveness and growth of the cybersecurity industry in Europe (large companies and SMEs) as well as end users / operators through innovative cyber security techn...