PESCO PROJECTS

EU CYBER ACADEMIA AND INNOVATION HUB (EU CAIH)

To ensure a secure cyberspace, it is key to develop a technologically skilled workforce, a cyber-savvy ecosystem, and an effective pipeline of future employees. The project of EU CAIH can add value by enhancing the creation of an innovative web of knowledge for cyber defence and cyber security education and training, providing a vital contribution to strengthening national, NATO and EU’s capability to defend against the threats of the digital world. It would also act as a coordination point for future cyber education, training and exercises, explore synergies with industry and academia, and establish an international cooperative approach, at the EU and NATO levels.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

There is a strong education dimension in the Cyber defence domain. Effective cyber defence relies heavily on the skills of the people concerned. Nevertheless, the cyber skills gap for professionals working in the private sector in Europe is predicted to be 350,000 by 2022. The EU CAIH, within cyber, stimulates Education, Training, Research, Innovation, and Industry development in order to provide EU and Member States with the necessary competencies to address the needs of a new generation of professionals, as well as to support cyber capability development. It will establish a cooperative framework with Academia, Industry and other National and Multinational Projects, performing a central role at a “web of knowledge”, which provide opportunities to enhance Cyber Defence and Cyber Security Education and Training (E&T), to improve interoperability and capabilities.

OBJECTIVES/PRODUCTS

To help ensure a secure cyberspace, we must develop a technologically skilled workforce, a cyber-savvy ecosystem, and an effective pipeline of future employees. EU CAIH can add value enhancing the creation of an innovative web of knowledge for Cyber Defence and Cyber Security E&T, providing a vital contribution to strengthening National, NATO and EU’s capability to defend against the threats of the digital world. Also acting as a coordination point for future Cyber Education, Training and Exercises (ET&E), exploring synergies with industry and academia, and establishing an International cooperative approach, namely at the EU and NATO levels. The EU CAIH core tasks will be: a. Education, Training and Exercises (ET&E); b. Research, Development, Innovation and Evaluation (RDI&E); c. Industry Development.