Project

Developing Finnish Center of Expertise for Cybersecurity

Project sponsors

Abbreviation
FICEC
Project type
Development project
Focus area
Applied Cybersecurity
Implementation time
1.1.2025 - 31.8.2027
Financing program
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2021-2027
UN Sustainable development goals
Project description

The Developing of the Finnish Center of Expertice for Cybersecurity (FICEC) Project focuses on strengthening regional cybersecurity expertise and leveraging digitalization opportunities in businesses and society. Implemented by JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the University of Jyväskylä, the project aims to build research and development initiatives that enhance cyber resilience and address the needs of industry and the business sector.

Project Objectives:


  1. Research and Development Initiatives: Establish and launch research and development initiatives in Central Finland that promote digitalization and strengthen cyber resilience to support the needs of industry and the business sector.
  2. Promotion of Cybersecurity Awareness: Develop FICEC into a nationally significant actor in raising cybersecurity awareness and advancing cybersecurity expertise across different levels of education.
  3. National Cooperation and Resilience Strengthening: Actively contribute to strengthening national cybersecurity resilience and engage in structured collaboration with authorities, the public sector, and private sector stakeholders.
  4. International Positioning: Strengthen FICEC's position as a leading European cybersecurity expert network and a sought-after RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) partner.

The project is carried out in broad collaboration with stakeholders from various sectors, leveraging nationally recognized experts in digitalization and cybersecurity.

For more information:
Project Manager
Antti Teppo
+358 50 566 8533
[email protected]