Cybersecurity for digital resilience

NWO has opened the KIC call 'Cybersecurity for digital resilience'. With this PPP call, NWO aims to give a substantial boost to cybersecurity knowledge and innovation, focusing on solutions to digital security problems. New knowledge and innovation are needed to shape societal transitions in a secure digital way. 

A maximum of 3.4 million research funding can be applied for per project. Interested parties are welcome to attend the online information session on 25 October. The aim of this programme is to make a significant contribution to knowledge and innovation in the field of cybersecurity. This contribution is needed to strengthen the digital resilience of the Netherlands.

Because of the strong involvement in the KIA Security and CS4NL, we are happy to bring this call to your attention.

Research topics

The research questions focus on an integrated approach and include 7 research themes:

1. Security by design

2. Secure data-driven operations

3. Safe and resilient connectivity

4. Operational technology (OT) and IoT security and secure integration with IT

5. Cyber risk management

6. Systems and supply chain security

7. Security knowledge and skills

View the Call for Proposals

Budget and timetable

The grant ceiling for this call for proposals totals €15 million. A maximum grant of €3.4 million can be allocated per successful project. At project level, a private contribution of at least 15% is requested.

Meetings

NWO invites interested parties to participate in the online information session on Wednesday 25 October, from 13:00 to 14:00. The process involves initiatives and workshops and this will be explained during the meeting. Registration for this is no longer possible.

For finding partners in research, interested parties are invited to the matchmaking meeting: on 7 December in Utrecht, from 12:00 to 17:00. Registration is no longer possible for this either.

Agenda's

This call and its research themes align well with the priorities of the Cybersecurity for the Netherlands (CS4NL) programme. CS4NL's priorities follow the multi-year mission-driven innovation programmes from the Knowledge and Innovation Agendas (KIA) Security and Key Technologies, as part of the Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC).

KIC seeks technological economic opportunities

The Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC) research programme stands for ground-breaking innovative solutions with social and economic impact. Companies, knowledge institutions and governments invest together in business application of knowledge to tackle major societal challenges with smart technologies. This is how we secure jobs and income in the future. This is laid down in the Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC) 2020-2023, which is in line with the central government's mission-driven top sectors and innovation policy. NWO brings companies and knowledge institutions together and funds groundbreaking research based on their innovative, impactful research proposals.

Source: NWO