| Agency Name: | European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre |
| Type: | EU executive agency |
| Jurisdiction: | European Union |
| Headquarters: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Chief1 Name: | Miguel González Sancho |
| Chief1 Position: | Interim Executive Director |
| Keydocument1: | Regulation (EU) 2021/887 |
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), officially the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre, is an executive agency of the European Union headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, tasked with funding and coordinating cybersecurity research projects.[1] [2] Plans for the introduction of the ECCC were first announced in 2018 by the European Commission and the regulation to establish the centre was published in 2021. The ECCC collaborates closely with the Network of National Coordination Centres (NCCs).[3]
Although the organization of the ECCC is still being established, the planned administrative and governance structure includes:
| Country | National Coordination Center (NCC) | NCC Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) | https://ccb.belgium.be/ncc | ||
| Ministry of Electronic Governance | |||
| The Danish Business Authority | https://danishbusinessauthority.dk/ | ||
| National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NKCS) – Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) | https://www.nkcs.bund.de/de | ||
| Estonian Information System Authority | |||
| Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC-FI) | |||
| National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI) | |||
| National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece | |||
| National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) | https://www.ncsc.gov.ie/ | ||
| Agency for national cybersecurity (ACN) | https://www.acn.gov.it/ | ||
| Ministry of Defence | |||
| National Coordination Center, Ministry of National Defense | |||
| Security made in Letzebuerg GIE | https://www.securitymadein.lu/agency/ncc/ | ||
| Malta Information Technology Agency | https://www.mita.gov.mt/ | ||
| The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | |||
| Federal Chancellery of Austria in cooperation with the Austrian Research | Promotion Agency | https://www.ffg.at/europa/ncc | |
| National Cybersecurity Coordination Center Unit in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister | |||
| Centrul Național de Coordonare | |||
| Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | https://www.msb.se/ | ||
| Cyber Security Competence and Certification Center (KCCKB) | https://cybercompetence.sk/ | ||
| Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Information Security | https://www.uiv.gov.si/ncc | ||
| National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) | https://www.incibe.es/ | ||
| National Cyber and Information Security Agency | |||
| Digital Security Authority (DSA) |