Overview
Lobbying Costs
135,930€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
AGRUPACIÓN EMPRESARIAL INNOVADORA EN CIBERSEGURIDAD Y TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS (AEI CIBERSEGURIDAD)
EU Transparency Register
800121221087-36 First registered on 16 Mar 2016
Goals / Remit
Assocciation aims
The AEI performs a number of roles which include:
1. Promoting business and technological services implementation, engaging in regular dialogue with R&D entities, companies and professionals for the benefit of the industry. Providing general services to its associates on R&D, technological development and business implementation fields.
2. Facilitating the cooperation and stimulating new strategies regarding competitiveness improvement framework at a national and international level on:
•Security of information.
•Security technologies.
3. Addressing collaborative exchange in innovative ICT industry projects execution, in order to increase the Spanish companies’ competitiveness at both, national and international levels.
4. Promoting specialized training among ICT industry professionals and technological diffusion on the New Technologies field, at all levels, especially on the Association framework.
5. Furthering interest and knowledge of New Technologies sector among society administrations and both public and private entities and raising awareness of its importance for economic development, i.e. companies management, competitiveness and services quality.Main EU files targeted
Participation in the Commission public consultation about Horizon Europe Cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society” through CDTI (launched in October 2019). Participation in the Spanish working group of clusters to support the European Cluster Expert Group in developing the key topics of interest for clusters: Topic 1 - Supporting digital transformation by linking digital innovation hubs (DIHs) and clusters, Topic 2 - Unlocking opportunities in Circular Economy through clusters, Topic 3 - Strengthening European value chains through Joint Cluster Initiatives, Topic 4 - Promoting better access to global value chains and international markets through cluster collaboration, Topic 5 - Accelerating growth opportunities for SMEs through efficient cluster support, Topic 6 - Raising the profile of the role of clusters for a successful implementation of industrial and SME policies (2nd meeting held on February 2020),
We are preparing the participation in the public consultation on the effectiveness of public innovation support for SMEs in Europe (launched in May 2020), in the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - a European Approach (launched in February 2020)
The Cybersecurity Cluster iniciatives, the spanish region of Castilla y León is considerated a national and international reference in cybersecurity. The Association, which already has almost a hundred partners, promotes a security tech ecosystem.
The chairman, Tomás Castro, recognized the achievements that have led to be named as an "excellence cluster" by the General Administration of SMEs of the Spanish Ministry of Industry.Address
Head Office
CAMPUS MIGUEL DELIBES
EDIFICIO PCUva, modulo 310
VALLADOLID 47011
SPAIN -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
https://ecs-org.eu/
https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/
https://spaces.fundingbox.com/c/dihnet-community-1
https://www.cybersecuritydih.es/
https://conetic.info/
http://clusters.ipyme.org/es-es/Identificar/Paginas/ListadoAEI.aspxMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
135,930€
EU grant income for closed financial year
30,228 € (Source: H2020)
Other financial info
Members fee
National programs for AEIs
Regional programs for AEIs
H2020 framework
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The ‘Seal of Cybersecurity’, the first colaborative project of a national tech cluster
The Spanish Cybersecurity Innovation Cluster has created the “Cybersecurity Seal", a colaborative project of a group of partners. This certification, which is the first one, includes the security requirements that any organization or company should comply with to demonstrate it has securely implemented physical and logical systems and measures to protect their assets against cyber threats.
Thanks to this innovative initiative and the support received from different institutions and spanish public Administrations, the AEI has landed in Europe.
Cyberwatching.eu project has as objective to become an observatory that collects and broadcasts innovative initiatives about Cybersecurity area in the European Union (at union or national level). Apart from this, the project will pun online a catalogue of innovative services in Cybersecurity. Our association is calling our members to communicate their initiatives and project to be included and broadcasted through the observatory.Other activities
The AEI represents the interests of Spanish companies in the European Cybersecurity Organization (ECSO)
As part of the EU cybersecurity strategy, the European Commission and the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) signed a cPPP on 5 July 2016, at European Parliament in Strasbourg (France). The aim of the partnership is to foster cooperation between public and private actors at early stages of the research and innovation process in order to allow people in Europe to access innovative and trustworthy European solutions (ICT products, services and software). These solutions take into consideration fundamental rights, such as the right for privacy.
The AEI is part of ECSO Board of Director and the Parnership Board. Its task is to act as a representative of the spanish SMEs and stand up for their needs. The AEI has positioned the Castilla y León region as a referent, after the region working group meeting celebrated in Rennes (France).- Meetings
Meetings
None declared
- Meetings