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Launched in February 2021 the national cyber strategy is now part of the France 2030 investment plan. Details of this strategy and the first achievements.Triple the turnover of the cyber sector and create 37000 jobs by 2025 . This is the ambition of the national acceleration strategy for cybersecurity with a plan of more than one billion euros .This strategy is based on four axes develop sovereign and innovative cybersecurity solutionsstrengthen the links and synergies between the players in the sectorsupport demand individuals businesses communities and the State in particular by raising French peoples awareness of cybersecurity while promoting national offerstrain more young people and professionals in cybersecurity professions.Promoting collaboration between actors the Cyber CampusOn February 15 2022 the Cyber Campus was inaugurated . This will be the spearhead of France in terms of cyber policy.Focus the Cyber CampusThe Cyber Campus is the embodiment of French cybersecurity policy. It brings together more than 160 national and international digital security players i.e. 1800 experts. The Campus headed by Michel Van Den Berghe should make it possible to promote the realization of research and development projects as well as the emergence of the cyber unicorns start-ups valued at more than a billion dollars of tomorrow.This campus will host and promote collaboration between companies large groups SMEs and start-ups State services National Agency for Information Systems Security Ministries of the Interior and the Armed Forces etc. research actors training organizations and associations.The objective to reverse the balance of power with cyber-attackers or cybercriminals. A place of experimentation and sharing the Campus is strongly supported by the cyber acceleration strategy with nearly 100 million direct and indirect euros .Support innovationCalls for projects to develop the French sectorSupporting the development of innovative and critical cyber technologies is central to the cyber strategy. Funded to the tune of 150 million euros by France 2030 three calls for projects have already been opened .The cyber booster start-up studioNumerous actions to support entrepreneurship have also been set up such as the start-up studio cyber booster financed by the PIA4 . This system unique in Europe supports creation and start-ups in the field of cybersecurity . Three start-ups have already been incubated and nearly 50 applications are under review.Towards the establishment of a start-up acceleratorAs an extension a call for expressions of interest National Cyber Strategy Cyber Accelerator Projects was launched. This aims to set up an accelerator in connection with the creation of the Cyber Campus. It must focus on accelerating structures that have already been created and are more mature than those targeted by the cyber studio start-up.Exploiting the full potential of researchThe strategy also aims to support research . To this end a priority research equipment program PEPR endowed with 65 million euros is underway. This should make it possible to exploit the strong research and growth potential of the French industry.To support and promote the transfer of skills and technologies resulting from public research a transfer program on the Cyber Campus operated by the National Institute for Research in Digital Sciences and Technologies INRIA will make it possible to focus on the identification and implementation of research and development projects with high added value.Strengthen the cybersecurity of administrations and communitiesThe cybersecurity component of the France Relance plan mobilizing 136 million euros under the supervision of the national information systems security agency ANSSI aims to significantly raise the level of digital security of the State and public services .This system is primarily oriented towards local authorities and entities involved in the daily life of citizens. Nearly 600 beneficiaries have already been selected .In this context the computers security incident response team CSIRT computer attack alert and reaction centers intended for companies or administrations in several regions Bourgogne Franche-Comt Centre-Val-de-Loire Corsica Grand-Est Normandy New Aquitaine and Sud-Provence-Alpes-Cte-dAzur are participating in the four-month incubation program set up by ANSSI from February 2022 .This incubation should allow the regional CSIRTs to be quickly operational to respond in a relevant and effective manner to the identified needs while fully integrating into the territorial and national ecosystem. A new incubation program will be offered in the second half of 2022 for voluntary regions .
