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<Reference n.: PMI7-EU-BSGSME-27>
<Deadline: 11/04/2008>
<Programme: CAPACITIES>
<Project Title: SMESEC - Security Management Environment for
Enhancing Small Enterprise Competitive Position>
<Financial Scheme: >
<Description: Subject:
Competitiveness of SMEs depends mostly on the quality of their
effective management. The project is focused on information security
and business continuity management for SMEs working in the e-business
sector. These issues are very important for SMEs whose functioning is
strongly dependent on ICT and those that use or provide e-services,
especially within the supply chain. The number of such SMEs is
growing. Simultaneously, the use of ICT is getting more and more
advanced. The project aims to provide SMEs with dedicated methods and
tools allowing them to support their business processes with respect
to security, continuity and quality on an acceptable cost level.
The project proposal is available at [www.cordis.europa.eu] - RCN:
78635, along with our company profile - RCN: 78634.
Proposal Outline:
The project is focused on SMEs working in the e-business sector,
highly dependent on ICT and co-operating within a supply chain. These
enterprises need dedicated solutions meeting their needs and adequate
to their financial and human resources. Existing methods, tools and
standards concerning the management of information security, business
continuity, and IT services are focused on large enterprises and their
implementation in small companies is difficult and costly. For this
reason, the project will aim to identify basic needs of SMEs in the
field of information security and business continuity, and to develop
tailored solutions for them, based on international standards.
The project aims at the development of :
-        an open, integrated, scalable, configurable management framework
encompassing the information security, business continuity and IT
services issues, tailored to the needs of SMEs and able to integrate
with other management systems coexisting within these organizations,
e.g. a quality management system,
-        an implementation methodology encompassing: business needs
identification; adaptation and configuration of open solutions to the
real SME environment, its financial and human resources, and needs;
checking the developed integrated management system and putting it
into operation,
-        a software tool, supporting implementation and maintenance
processes.
These instruments will be supported by the communication, awareness,
training and dissemination activities.

Keywords:
Information security, business continuity, IT services, risk
management, awareness, SME, research for SMEs
<Organisation Type: Centro di Ricerca>
<Partner Sought: Required skills and expertise:
Profile 1 (SME partner):
-        awareness concerning information security and business continuity,
-        basic knowledge on information security and business continuity, and
the willingness to co-operate in the identification of the needs of
SMEs concerning the business processes security and continuity
requirements,
-        the willingness to co-operate in the validation and use of project
results.

Profile 2 (RTD partner):
Information security, business continuity and IT services management,
risk analysis and management, SOA, Java software development, supply
chain management, related standards and technologies

Description of work to be carried out by the partner(s) sought:
Profile 1 (SME partner):
-        participating in the identification of the needs of SMEs and risk
analysis; participating in defining the requirements related to
business processes security and continuity,
-        providing validation of project results,
-        participating in the dissemination of project results.

Profile 2 (RTD partner):
-        identifying the needs of SMEs and risk analysis; defining the
requirements related to business processes security and continuity,
-        participating in the development of methods, models and tool
prototypes,
-        participating in the dissemination of project results.

Type of the partner(s) sought:
Profile 1 (SME partner):
A SME carrying out e-business (e.g. in tourism, recreation, medical
systems or other sectors), preferably co-operating with other
companies within a supply chain on a national or international level.
The SME should be aware of its information security/business
continuity needs, be able to identify these needs and validate project
results; please note the important role of SMEs in the FP7 Capacities
Work programme: Research for the Benefit of SMEs

Profile 2 (RTD partner):

Universities, research institutes, companies active in this field,
including SMEs.
We expect the RTD partner to have or initiate co-operation with a SME
that would participate in the project too (as a SME partner - Profile
1).
Profile 3 (RTD/COORDINATOR partner):
This can be an RTD partner (Profile 2) or a specialized organization
able to coordinate such projects
The Proposer is looking for a Coordinator: