The success of cybersecurity courses has demonstrated the importance of supporting local authorities to strengthen their cybersecurity. A new mechanism, intended primarily to help the smallest municipalities and communities of municipalities, is now proposed.

Its goal: to support the acquisition, by the structures in charge of the digital transformation of communities, of shared products and services for their members. These products and services must reinforce the level of cybersecurity of the beneficiary structures in a simple way and in line with their immediate cybersecurity needs.

Who is concerned: the system is accessible to pooling structures in charge of supporting the digital transformation of local authorities. These include, for example, public operators of digital services, departmental management centers, mixed unions in charge of digital. Only public structures, associations or public interest groups may be subsidized.

How to apply: each candidate submits a project on the Simplified procedures platform, detailing his project, the beneficiaries, the cost and schedule of the project. Support is provided through a subsidy calculated according to the number of inhabitants concerned per member community, capped for the largest municipalities, and including support for the