Cybersecurity Skills Academy
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DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-06-SKILLS Closed User Input · weight 1Digital Skills and Jobs Platform
The platform supports all activiites funded in the area of skills in their promotion. Projects are encouraged to collaborate with the Jobs and Skills Platform.
Linked through DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-06-SKILLS (2)
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HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-54 Closed User Input · weight 1Green and digital skills and training needs for a just transition (CSA)
DIGITAL topics sets up the Digital Skills and Jobs to the Core Platform, essential for the long term feasibility of what is supported by the HORIZON CSA.
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DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-NATIONAL-COALITIONS Closed User Input · weight 1Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: The National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs
The topic in 2026 is a follow up activity to the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform funded under the 2024 topic. The aim is to consolidate and uphold the operation of the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform and to further increase the number of National Coalitions.
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DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-LEAGUE-OF-ACADEMIES Closed User Input · weight 1ELEVATE: European League of Advanced Digital Skills Academies
ELEVATE as an umbrella intiative links to all Skills Academies. Cooperation in order to minimise fragmentation risks is essential.
Linked through DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-LEAGUE-OF-ACADEMIES (1)
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DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-DIGITAL-HEALTH-STEP Closed User Input · weight 1Advanced Digital Skills for AI Uptake in Health
Synergies with the funded project under this topic should be considered as the project will act as an umbrella initiative within the digital skills area
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DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP Closed User Input · weight 1Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI
Similar objectives in both topics, only different thematic focus.
Linked through DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP (2)
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DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-07-KEYCAPACITY Closed User Input · weight 1Specialised Education Programmes in Key Capacity Areas
Both call topics are asking for/ allow higher education programmes in the quantum key capacity area. The 2025 topic is also asking for trainings on different levels (not only academic education)
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DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-COMPETITIONS Closed User Input · weight 1European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions
The scope of the 2026 topic is to develop challenges for the European Digital Skills Competitions in the four digital areas corresponding to the Sectoral digital skills academies (Quantum, GenAI, Chips, Virtual Worlds). Close collaboration with the academies is mentioned in the Work Programme.
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DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP Closed User Input · weight 1Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy
Similar objectives in both topics, only different thematic focus.
Linked through DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP (3)
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HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-23 Closed User Input · weight 1Supporting the emergence of an open human-centric Metaverse (CSA)
The OPENVERSE project is relevant to a Digital Skills Academy for Virtual Worlds as it lays the groundwork for inclusive, secure, and ethically responsible European virtual environments, The skills academy should be aware of CSA results/activities.
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HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-17 Closed User Input · weight 1Specific support for the Virtual Worlds Partnership and the Web 4.0 initiative (CSA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
As a CSA the HEU proposal should be aware of educational needs and activities across Europe plus strengthen the link to academia. The Digital Europe skills academy can make use of the network´s expertise and link to research activities via the CSA.
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02 Closed User Input · weight 1Web 4.0 architectural framework and Open Internet Stack applications for virtual worlds (RIA)
Collaboration and synergies with initiatives such as Virtual Worlds, Web 4.0, 3C, Open Internet Stack, Digital Commons initiatives.
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DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP Closed User Input · weight 1Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy
Similar objectives in both topics, only different thematic focus.
Linked through DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP (2)
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DIGITAL-2021-SKILLS-01-SPECIALISED Closed User Input · weight 1Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas
Under the specialised education topic in 2021 the DigiQ: Digitally Enhanced European Quantum Technology Master project has been funded and can be interesting for future activities under the 2025 topic.
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HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01 Closed User Input · weight 1Continuation of the Quantum Technologies Flagship (CSA)
Quantum flagships links to the skill topics in digital via the ecosystems education and training part in quantum flagship
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Call text (as on F&T portal)
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Training courses to address the most in-demand skills such a cyber-forensics, cyber ranges, malware analysis and AI for cybersecurity among others On-the-job training courses and traineeships opportunities for start-ups and SMEs and for public administrations in innovative companies in cybersecurity and cybersecurity competence centres Online training, user friendly and accessible to everyone in all languages Scheme for establishing a cybersecurity competence recognition and professional certification in the European market 74 KPIs framework and its monitoring, including through measurable indicators, during the duration of the action
Objective:Objective:
Cybersecurity has become a growing concern for European citizens, businesses and public authorities. In addition to skilled citizens, the EU needs a bigger pool of cybersecurity specialists to protect businesses and public services in Europe and design the cybersecurity solutions of the future. Currently, around 200,000 cybersecurity experts are missing in Europe. Recent legislative initiatives such as NIS2 and the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act will put even more pressure on companies and public authorities to have access to cybersecurity specialists. To address these challenges, the European Commission has already deployed many actions, in close collaboration with relevant actors. However, actions and resources are often perceived as scattered and inaccessible. The Cybersecurity Skills Academy would constitute a European umbrella integrating various activities with the objective of increasing their visibility, accessibility and impact. Those activities would align along common goals, key performance indicators and a joined-up communication strategy to seek greater impact.
Scope:Scope:
The Cybersecurity Skills Academy; training programmes for SMEs, start-ups and the public sector Funding will be available for the implementation of new training opportunities or the scale-up of successful ones with a special focus on the needs of SMEs and public administration in the area of cybersecurity. Trainings should take into account businesses’ needs and in particular facilitate access to cybersecurity talents for SMEs and start-ups across all sectors. To ensure the high levels of cybersecurity necessary for digital public administration, the Academy should cater for the upskilling, reskilling and interdisciplinary understanding of cybersecurity for civil servants. Consortia of organisations active in the domain of cybersecurity and universities or training providers should devise and deliver the activities of the Academy. Activities should include, among others, the identification of relevant training courses, including bootcamps on specific cybersecurity topics, jointly vetted with industrial partners that would enhance employability of trainees or increase cybersecurity capabilities of public servants, communication actions for promoting the courses, etc. The involvement of the national cybersecurity competence centres could be foreseen to address specific needs at national level, where significant variations exist as to the level of cybersecurity readiness. Setting-up and operating the Cybersecurity Skills Academy Definition of a set of clear KPIs to measure the impact of the different actions considered under the scope of the Academy Bringing together relevant players from all Member States for monitoring the cybersecurity skills landscape, following up its evolution and taking action to help Member States develop specialised training programmes, in particular addressing cybersecurity start-ups and SMEs as well as public administrations to address the cybersecurity skills gap Exploring, defining and setting up an impactful scheme promoting the standardisation of procedures for cybersecurity competence recognition and professional certification in the European market Promoting the development and the use of up-to-date curricula in cybersecurity Performing communication around this initiative, to engage stakeholders and to facilitate the interactions between those stakeholders Leveraging the Digital Skills & Jobs Platform to support the Academy and integrating the existing best practices that will feed the Academy
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The evaluation for this call is finalised. The number of proposals received under this Call per Topic are:
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU
Number of proposals submitted:
12
Number of inadmissible proposals: 1
Number of ineligible proposals: 5
Number of above-threshold proposals: 4
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
7.973.922,14 €
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU
Number of proposals submitted:
26
Number of inadmissible proposals: 2
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 14
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
77.341.333,84 €
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY
Number of proposals submitted:
16
Number of inadmissible proposals: 1
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 7
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
13.923.627,66 €
The evaluation for this call is finalised. The number of proposals received under this Call per Topic are:
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU
Number of proposals submitted:
12
Number of inadmissible proposals: 1
Number of ineligible proposals: 5
Number of above-threshold proposals: 4
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
7.973.922,14 €
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU
Number of proposals submitted:
26
Number of inadmissible proposals: 2
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 14
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
77.341.333,84 €
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY
Number of proposals submitted:
16
Number of inadmissible proposals: 1
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 7
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:
13.923.627,66 €
The number of proposals received under this Call per Topic are:
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU: 12
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU: 26
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY: 16
The number of proposals received under this Call per Topic are:
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU: 12
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU: 26
DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY: 16
The prefinancing rate for this topic is 60 percent.
The prefinancing rate for all topics under this call (DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU, DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05 CYBERACADEMY and DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU) is 60 percent.
The prefinancing rate for this topic is 60 percent.
The prefinancing rate for all topics under this call (DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU, DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05 CYBERACADEMY and DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU) is 60 percent.
For the 'Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas' topic, the Topic ID is DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU and it should be read as such throughout the call document.
For the 'Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas' topic, the Topic ID is DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU and it should be read as such throughout the call document.
Opening date: 2023-11-21 (2 years ago)
Closing date: 2024-03-21 (2 years ago)
Procedure: single-stage
Budget: 10,000,000
Expected grants: 3
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Grant agreement signed · 21 Nov 2024 (1 year ago)
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Call opens
21 Nov 2023
Call closes
21 Mar 2024
Outcome expected
21 Aug 2024 · est.
Work programme published
30 Sep 2024
Call published
30 Sep 2024
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21 Nov 2024 · est.
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Call opens
21 Nov 2023 · 2 years ago
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21 Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
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