Digital Europe – Support to cybersecurity in the health sector – 2022

Digital Europe - Support to cybersecurity in the health sector, aiming at supporting resilience in healthcare and health institutions, which have been put under particular stress over the recent years, in view of limiting the damage of safety-critical cybersecurity incidents which have affected hospitals and health services providers.

2022-05-17

10 million euro

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Associated countries and countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature are equally eligible to the grant.

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Sectors : All sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Education & Training Health

Beneficiary : All beneficiaries Association & NGO Research centre & university

Regions : Developing countries, European Economic Area, European Union

Category : Call for proposals

Manager : European Commission

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To support cybersecurity resilience in healthcare and health institutions, which have been put under particular stress over the recent years, especially further to the COVID-19 crisis, in view of limiting the damage of safety-critical cybersecurity incidents which have affected hospitals and health services providers
To improve the cybersecurity capabilities of healthcare and health institutions across the EU, including cybersecurity services and products, skills and training, awareness raising, and exchange of information among others

Priorities

Priority 1: Implementation of objectives and requirements under the NIS Directive in relation to the health sector
Priority 2: Adoption in healthcare and health institutions, and in particular SMEs, of tools, methods, organisational and management practices dedicated to cybersecurity. Also, the exchange of information between peers
Priority 3: Electronic ID (eID) and data management solutions contributing to data security in healthcare and health institutions
Priority 4: Cybersecurity education, awareness and skills development in healthcare and health institutions

Among financed actions

Adoption of market-ready innovative cybersecurity solutions
Up to date tools for healthcare and health institutions (in particular SMEs) to protect themselves against cyber threats
Data sharing in view to improve security collectively

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