Overview
Lobbying Costs
98,445€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 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
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 "excelence cluster" by the General Administration of SMEs of the Spanish Ministry of Industry.Address
Head Office
CAMPUS MIGUEL DELIBES
EDIFICIO CTTA, modulo 310
VALLADOLID 47011
SPAIN -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
TOMÁS CASTRO ALONSO (PRESIDENTE)
Person with legal responsibility
TOMÁS CASTRO ALONSO (PRESIDENTE)
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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://www.aeiciberseguridad.es/index.php/Members
Member organisations
https://www.aeiciberseguridad.es/index.php/Collaborators
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
98,445€
EU grant income for closed financial year
14,007 € (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