investments that have a digital component and which are co-financed by the European funds. It will do this by gradually introducing relevant requirements in public procurement and programme rules. The Commission will: - use existing SME support tools to raise awareness about existing funding mechanisms among the cybersecurity community; further step up the use of EU tools and instruments to support innovative SMEs in exploring synergies between civilian and defence cybersecurity markets35; explore with EIB and EIF the feasibility of easing access to investment e.g. through a dedicated Cybersecurity Investment Platform or other tools; develop a Cybersecurity Smart Specialisation Platform to help Member States and regions interested in investing in cybersecurity sector (RIS3); and promote a security-by-design approach in major infrastructure investments that have a digital component and are co-financed by EU funds. 4. STIMULATE AND NURTURE EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY THROUGH INNOVATION — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CYBERSECURITY CPPP To stimulate the competitiveness and innovation of Europe's cybersecurity industry, a contractual public private partnership (cPPP) on cybersecurity will be signed. The cPPP will gather industrial and public resources to deliver excellence in research and innovation. The cPPP’s aim is to build trust among Member States and industrial by fostering cooperation at early stages of the research and innovation process. It also aims to help align the demand and supply sectors. This should allow industry to obtain future requirements from end-users and sectors that are important customers of cybersecurity solutions (e.g. energy, health, transport, finance). It will facilitate their engagement in defining common digital security, privacy and data protection requirements for their sectors. The cybersecurity cPPP will also help to maximise the use of available funds. This will be achieved firstly through greater coordination with Member States. Secondly, there will be a better focus on a few technical priorities to help the cybersecurity industry obtain technological breakthroughs and master key future cybersecurity technologies. In this context, the development of open source software and open standards can help foster trust, transparency and disruptive innovation, and should therefore also be a part of the investment made in this cPPP. The work conducted under the cPPP on cybersecurity will also benefit from synergies with other European projects, notably where these address security aspects. These include 35 For example, the Enterprise Europe Network and the European Network of Defence-related Regions will provide new opportunities for regions to explore cross-border cooperation in the area of dual use, including cybersecurity, and for SMEs to engage in matchmaking activities. 12