(AGENPARL) – gio 30 novembre 2023 Press Release
CoR/23/122.en Brussels, 30 November 2023
Local and regional leaders call for unified action to counter cyber threats While more and more public services become digital and mutually interconnected, the risk of major cyber-attacks or physical attacks on critical infrastructures [sharply increases ], potentially leading to a ‘digital pandemic’. In order to increase the digital resilience in regions and cities, members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) have adopted by unanimity during the plenary session on 30 November an [opinion ] on the Cyber Solidarity Act and Digital Resilience, calling for concrete support from the national and European level for regions and cities undergoing the digital transition, not least to raise the cybersecurity level in smaller municipalities. Increasing Europe’s cybersecurity Public administrations are a prime target of cyber-attacks, and local and regional leaders stressed that, if the EU is to achieve its goal of a digitally resilient Europe, all levels of government need to join forces together to raise awareness and establish cyber-security policies and guidelines.
[EU Cyber Solidarity Act ], proposed by the European Commission in April 2023, aims to strengthen capacities in the EU to detect, prepare for and respond to significant and large-scale cybersecurity threats and attacks. The proposal includes a European Cybersecurity Shield, composed of Security Operation Centres interconnected across the EU, a comprehensive Cybersecurity Emergency Mechanism to improve the EU’s cyber posture, and a Cybersecurity Incident Review Mechanism to review and assess specific significant or large-scale incidents . The CoR published a study in April 2023 that investigates the state of play of digital resilience across local and regional authorities in the EU and examines the solutions and funds being used at the subnational level to strengthen this resilience. More information
[here ] . In October 2023, the CoR, together with [ESPON ], launched the LORDIMAS tool, which will serve those in charge at regional, municipal and city level to benchmark their digital maturity against that of their peers. When entering their data, they will receive targeted policy recommendations on how to speed up the digital transformation of their region, village or city. [Click here ] for more information.
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