ENDURANCE (Strategies and Services for Enhanced Disruption Resilience and Cooperation in Europe)

Amidst an increasingly interconnected and complex world, the provision of essential services remains crucial for the well-being of European citizens and the smooth functioning of the internal market. Yet, the ever-evolving landscape of risks, ranging from cyber threats, physical attacks, and human errors to natural disasters, demands a proactive and collaborative, pan-European approach to ensuring disruption resilience.

Therefore, ENDURANCE is driven by the critical need to fortify Europe’s essential services against potential disruptions, transcending the sole focus on the underlaying critical assets. Recognizing the significance of the CER and NIS2 Directives in setting the groundwork for resilience and, in parallel, the current silo approach to the Critical Infrastructure (CI) resilience and the business continuity of essential services they provide, we will assist the CI authorities across the EU in fully grasping and harmoniously implementing both directives.

By comprehensively understanding and preparing for the demands of these legislative measures (and their national implementations), the project aims to empower the EU MS authorities and CI operators with the know-how, methodologies, services, and strategies needed to navigate the complexities of disruption resilience effectively. The team consists of 9 excellent research, technology, and business developing organisations (all with vast experience in INFRA projects), while with 7 EU MS authorities and 6 CI operators representing 6 critical sectors and 4 EU MS, ENDURANCE will:

1. Enhance strategic cooperation and collaboration among the CI stakeholders at all levels.
2. Develop datasets, registries, methodologies, technologies, and services (at TRL6-7) for secure sharing and federated processing of CER-relevant data, joint assessment of relevant risks and resilience, and large-scale stress-testing of preparedness.
3. Provide harmonised and pragmatic strategy for the continuity of the interconnected essential services.

 ENDURANCE partners

• Eviden Technologies SRL
• Engineering – Ingegneria Informatica SPA
• Synelixis Solutions S.A.
• SBT Poslovne Resitve doo
• Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion kai Ypologiston
• Institut za Korporativne Varnostne Studije Ljubljana
• Agencija za Komunikacijska Omrezja in Storitve Republike Slovenije
• Urad Vlade Republike Slovenije za informacijsko varnost
• Telekom Slovenije DD
• Eles doo Operater Kombiniranega Prenosnega in Distribucijskega
• Elektroenergetskega Omrezja
• Directoratul National de Securitate Cibernetica
• MinisteruL Sanatatii
• Directia Generala de Protectie Interna
• Clinica Ginecologie Dr.Muntean SRL
• Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• Insiel – Informatica per il Sistema degli enti Locali S.P.A.
• Perifereiako Tameio Anaptyksis Attikis
• Perifereiako Tameio Anaptyxis Perif Dytikis Ellados
• Etaireia Ydreyseos kai Apochetefseos Proteyoysis Anonimi Etaireia
• Diadikasia Business Consulting Symvouloi Epicheiriseon AE
• CARR Communications Limited