Europe

Resilient and secure Europe: advancing security through green and digital transitions

THE CITADEL PROJECT

Against a backdrop of growing threats from various sources, including cyber threats, hybrid threats and climate change risks, the CITADEL project seeks to foster innovation, networking and the adoption of advanced digital technologies within the European security landscape. Leveraging technological solutions such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), photonics and cybersecurity will enable CITADEL to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure, urban environments and disaster security operations. CITADEL will also provide direct financial support to European SMEs via a cascade funding mechanism, enabling them to collaborate with end users to develop and implement innovative security solutions. This will promote industrial competitiveness and technological sovereignty while addressing the challenges posed by the green transition.  

The CITADEL project consists of two main pillars:  

Networking and collaboration : mapping existing solutions, organising matchmaking, sharing knowledge between SMEs, clusters and security stakeholders 

Innovation and adoption : financial support for SMEs to integrate advanced digital tools to improve monitoring, threat detection, crisis response and resilience.